Married members: Did you seek permission/blessing?

[DonkyPuncher]

Originally Posted by lazepoo

I didn't ask for her Dad's blessing, technically, but I did speak with her parents before proposing. I told them my intentions to propose and explicitly said that I wasn't asking for their permission, but that it meant a lot to me and my wife if we had their support.

It went over pretty well. I don't think that it's expected anymore to ask permission, but I know it is appreciated by a lot of old timers if you at least make your intentions known. Most parents realize that their kids will do what they want with or without their support.

but that's just it, they are not kid's anymore...

[lazepoo]

Originally Posted by DonkyPuncher

but that's just it, they are not kid's anymore...

I'm using the term kids in the sense that they were birthed from their mother and raised by their parents at some point in the past. I'm well aware of the fact that people are legal adults by the time they get married.