Dad Creates The Most Awkward Personal Ad in History to Find His Son a Wife By Notable Life By Notable LifeView Author|June 24, 2016|LifeView Life Parents can be so embarrassing. One dad, however, took things way too far. Without his son’s consent or knowledge, Salt Lake City resident Arthur Brooks took it upon himself to place a full-page, $900 personal newspaper ad seeking a wife for... View this article.