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All right, so a friend of her dads has asked her out on a date.

She wants to go but she doesn't know if she should tell her pops first.

I know it's messy and I love it. So birth show listeners if

there's anybody because I guarantee somebody listening has been in this

situation so if you have ever dated your dad's friend and would like to share how it went.

1 855 Burt Show 855-237-8746.

Phone lines are open.

All right, so the email reads, Hey, Bert Show,

I'm gonna cut right to the chase.

One of my dad's friends has asked me out,

and I really want to go, but I'm worried my dad

is going to freak out. The deeds I think you need are he and my dad are friends but aren't

BFF. They are work friends who actually joined a pickleball league together. He's younger than my dad but still 17 years older than me.

I'm 23. He's 40. My dad is 52. He joined my companies, sorry, he joined my dad's company about six years ago,

and that's when I met him.

It hasn't been until recently that I felt this flirtatious vibe between the two of us. We exchange numbers and have

been texting for a few months. It's been fun and if I'm being honest I kind of like the

secretiveness of it. He asked me out on an official date and I really want to go. I just don't know what to do about my dad.

Do I still keep my dad in the dark? Do I give him a heads up? Is this completely inappropriate and

should I end things with in quotations, Zach? He's a kind man who he's a kind man

who also happens to be incredibly hot. He's divorced with no kids. I am really

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