He values character and commitment over shallower qualities. He’s unselfish, having learned to put his youngsters first. Single dads are playful and have a great sense of humor. If you make the cut, he’s serious about the relationship. If he doesn’t have full custody, he likely has every other weekend free.

Certainly, divorced dads know how tough it is to survive the divorce and its aftermath.

There’s no guessing if he’ll be a good father; you KNOW that he is. He knows how to be patient, gentle and encouraging.

(French-braiding a 6-year-old’s hair is tricky.) 3. Nothing helps someone “grow up” faster than a dependent child. He understands his role as a leader and role model. Dads are protective and create safe environments for their loved ones.

In the study, the young women read descriptive passages of prototypical dads and cads drawn from classic British romantic novels.

Waverly from Waverly by Walter Scott and Valancourt, from the Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe represented the dads, and George Staunton from The Heart of Mid-Lothian and Clement Cleveland from The Pirate by Walter Scott represented the cads.

This content has not been reviewed within the past year and may not represent Web MD's most up-to-date information. Right" it's usually a kind, compassionate, and moral man who reminds them of dad. Right Now," it's the devilish cads that win out, hands down.

stars, their kids and their baby daddies, but isn’t it time for the grandparents crew to get their due?

Though the moms’ moms like Debra Danielsen may lead us to assume all the cast members have complicated relationships with their parents, that’s not the case most of the time — just look at Chelsea Houska and Papa Randy!

His own rationalizations and reasoning blind him to anything but a life of justification and attempts to forget his wrongful deed.

He’ll never know of the hundreds of Saturday morning snuggles that could have been his.