This Dad Bought a Full-Page Newspaper Find His Son a Wife

If you thought your own parents were overly invested in your love life, think again.

Even with the advent of dating websites, the dating world is a difficult place. And finding "the one" requires a lot of patience—which is something one Idaho dad does not have in regards to his son.

Forty-eight-year-old bachelor Baron Brooks had no idea that his 78-year-old dad had taken out a $900 (yes, you read that right) front-page ad in the Couer d'Alene Press newspaper on his behalf. The purpose? To find his son an eligible female suitor. The ad gets right down to the point with the massive title  declaring that Brooks is "looking for a wife."

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Complete with a framed photo of Brooks surrounded by roses, the massive advertisement screams romance, even if it is a little cheesy. But the requirements for the potential bachelorettes are a little...specific. Unsurprisingly, he requests the women be "attractive" and "height and weight proportional." If you have kids, you're expected to be a stay-at-home mom. (Expected? What decade are we living in?) And "if you voted for Obama or are voting for Hillary you are not for me," the ad reads.

The ad also includes a time and place for candidates to meet with Baron for interviews. And in case you weren't sure, the last lines read "THIS IS A SERIOUS REQUEST. PLEASE BE SERIOUS AS WELL."

Baron told the Spokesman Review that he's "infuriated" with his father, who desperately wants a grandson to carry on the family name. Let's just say his overly specific qualifications on behalf of his son might not guarantee that happening any time soon.

As embarrassed as he is, Brooks has agreed to let his father conduct the interviews for anyone who responds to the ad. 

"It's worth a shot," Brooks said. "Can't hurt."

Any takers, ladies?

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