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Originally Posted by APhiAnna
I absolutely want my future husband to ask for my father's blessing and have my father walk me down the aisle. I guess it is your right to be offended at the history of those traditions, but to me I choose to see it as a nice tradition that speaks to the bond I have with my father. I don't take the historical implications too seriously.
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Like I said, it's your choice if you want to honor those traditions. And it's great that you have such a close bond with your father.
In case it wasn't obvious (
) my relationship with my father is... uhh, let's just say "not good".
I prefer a more egalitarian approach. If a couple is going to ask one parent (the father of the bride) for permission, ask them all. The bride has a mother, right? The groom has parents? Why shouldn't they get a say? And that's totally leaving aside the permutations of step-parents, etc.