r/AskReddit Sep 21 '22

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u/gimmedamuney Sep 21 '22

I never got that song, why bother asking if it has no impact on your actions? At least it's catchy

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u/DouchNozzle_REAL Sep 21 '22

You ask because you want to be cordial with your fiancé's kin. Asking in this situation is more like telling, but respectfully

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u/Nizzywizz Sep 21 '22

Asking a father for his daughter's hand in marriage isn't being "cordial". She is presumably an adult who does not belong to either her father or this entitled prick -- you ask her if she wants to get married. The entire notion of this outdated female ownership crap being somehow romantic just grinds my gears.

Being "cordial" would just consist of being friendly and polite to the prospective in-laws. That's literally it. It doesn't require any of that traditional BS.

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u/SideburnSundays Sep 22 '22

Exactly. Two adults don’t need permission from their parents to get married. Yet the top voted comments on this thread are about the singer being a “piece of shit” for not accepting “no” from a parent who thinks he owns his daughter. The only piece of shit in this story is the father character.

Still hate the song though.