Quote Originally Posted by Pressed Ham View Post
Sometimes you do it out of respect for her parents, not because you're "asking permission". I'm 48, I asked my wife's parents, they appreciated the gesture, and it meant the world to my wife. Two days after our wedding my father in law passed away. I felt pretty damn good knowing his daughter married someone that respected her parents. Neither of their other son in laws sought their "permission".


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My first wife’s father didn’t like me much and I asked him permission to marry his daughter. I was counting on a negative for his answer but I guess the joke was on me after all.