Dad showed a coworker his daughter's photo — without mentioning she was his daughter

A dad texts his daughter to confess how his stealth office matchmaking attempt went.

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  1. Dad

    Daughter, don't be shocked, just listen

    딸 충격먹지말고들어

  2. Why why why what what what

    왜왜왜 먼데먼데먼데

  3. Dad

    I showed the single guy at my office your photo, said it was some stranger — he said she's really ugly

    우리회사 총각한테 모르는 사람이라고 딸사진 보여줬더니 진짜못생겼대

  4. -_- What!! Is HE handsome?? So what did you say, Dad

    ㅡㅡ뭐야!!지는잘생겼어??그래서 뭐라했어 아빠는

  5. Dad

    So I'm still pretending she's a stranger

    그래서 계속 모르는사람인척 하고있어

  6. Sorry, daughter

    미안하다 딸

  7. I only showed him to set you two up

    소개해주려고 보여준건데

  8. I don't want him either

    나도 싫거든

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💡 Why doesn't Dad defend her?
He'd floated the photo anonymously to test a single coworker's interest, hoping to set them up. Owning up now would humiliate everyone, so he lets the lie stand and apologizes by text.vs. the US: passing off your kid's pic as "a friend's friend."Klore note

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