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"My sister and Paul at their wedding. My dad is the dude with the silver hair! When my sister&amp;#x27;s boyfriend Paul wanted to marry her, he decided to ask my dad for her hand in marriage. He wanted to do it in person, so he waited until he and my sister were visiting my dad in Michigan. What happened to the poor guy next?He needed to get some alone-time with my dad, but my sister was always around. Finally, on the last night of their trip, my sister was brushing her teeth in the bathroom. Paul knew it was his chance! So he ran downstairs and found my dad alone in the kitchen. &amp;quot;Mr. Goddard?&amp;quot; Paul said, clearing his throat. &amp;quot;As you know, I love your daughter. I would love to be with her and take care of her for the rest of my life. I am planning to ask her to marry me in the next few months. I would like to ask for your blessing.&amp;quot; What was my dad&amp;#x27;s response? Did he hug the nervous Paul? Did welcome him to our family, with tears in his eyes? No. He shrugged and said, &amp;quot;Um, sure!&amp;quot; Done and done. This story always makes me laugh. My dad is super laid-back and casual, and I think he might have been thrown by Paul&amp;#x27;s formal request. (Needless to say, Paul is one of our all-time favorite people and has been warmly welcomed into our family.) But, tell me, dear readers, do you think asking for a woman&amp;#x27;s hand in marriage is an adorable move that shows respect, or an old-fashioned and sexist tradition? Does it imply that the woman can&amp;#x27;t make her own decisions? (It&amp;#x27;s not like her future should be decided by these two men, right?) Or maybe it&amp;#x27;s just a sweet nod to tradition and a nice way to include your parents in the proposal? Would you want your future fiance to ask for your hand in marriage before proposing? If you&amp;#x27;re married, did he? Or if he didn&amp;#x27;t, did your parents wish that he had? I would love to hear your thoughts!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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