I presume this person lives in Ireland.... Almost everyone's dad is absent here, including my own

The FML says France. But I'm glad you've got your stereotypes figured out.

At least now you can move on with the knowledge that you definitely were better off without him :) That jackass doesn't deserve to be a part of your life

Yeah.. If a parent isn't in your life, there's almost always a good reason for it.

Not necessarily true, I know some women that use their kids as pawns to "get back at" or "purposely hurt" their ex. It's not always the dads' fault.

I know a girl who was a one night stand baby, and her mom made everything up to make the dad out to be crappy. She now doesn't like men in any way.

I'm sorry your biological father was such a douche, OP! I hope you have other, better family to make up for his severe lack of manners and common sense.

that's horrible OP. you sound like you were raised well :-) thank goodness he wasn't around your whole life. his loss.

Why do the estranged fathers always end up being a poor person with poor hygiene and manners?

Now we know why OP is just meeting him. Yikes.

Who says any man did? News Flash: Single mothers exist.

Yes, of course they do, but we don't know anymore details of the OPs life, so of course all we have to go on are assumptions. :) And my point is about how OP's biological father doesn't deserve to have raised any child. :)