He Didn’t Ask His Fiancée’s Stepdad For His Blessing Before Proposing, And Now Her Entire Family Is Upset
Do you think that if a man proposes to a woman, he should still ask her father for his blessing first? It’s an age-old tradition, and many people don’t consider it important anymore.
However, some fathers out there still prefer for their daughter’s future spouse to consult them before popping the question.
One man is dealing with a lot of grief from his fiancée’s family after he didn’t ask her stepdad for his blessing before proposing because she doesn’t have a relationship with him.
He’s 25 and has been dating his girlfriend, Serenity since they were in high school.
Serenity has a complicated history with her family. Sadly, her dad passed away when she was six, and her little sister was two. Within a year of his passing, her mom got married to her stepdad, John.
Unfortunately, Serenity always had a problem connecting with John. Her little sister took to him right away and even got legally adopted by him, but she never did because she always resented him.
John started quickly expecting to be referred to as Serenity’s only dad. He took down all the photos of her dad in the house and, with her mom’s help, would sit Serenity down and tell her he was the only man responsible for raising her.
Everyone in Serenity’s life outside of her family knew how bad her relationship with John was, and as she grew up, she began separating herself from her family.
Serenity was especially vulnerable with him and told him everything he needed to know about her family history.
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So when they decided to move in together after school, they moved five hours away from John and her mom.
“When Serenity and I moved in together, she and I had talked about getting engaged,” he recalled.
“She told me she didn’t know if I wanted to be old school, but she’d like for me not to ask her stepfather for his blessing to marry me. I told her I wouldn’t have dreamed of asking him, and when we were ready to get engaged, I would plan something special. “
He complied with Serenity’s wishes when he recently proposed to her and didn’t consult with John. He gave her a heartfelt proposal and shared the news via social media. But once Serenity’s parents found out about the engagement, they were not happy.
Serenity’s mom and John were very upset about not being told about the proposal beforehand. Things got really crazy when John drove five hours to their house and showed up without telling them, just so he could yell at him for not following tradition and proposing to “his daughter” without his blessing.
He told John that the tradition calls for asking for the bride’s father’s blessing and that since Serenity’s father had passed away, it was impossible for him to do that. Then, he slammed the door in John’s face.
Serenity’s family is still very upset and has been harassing them on social media ever since.
Was he right to tell off John like that?
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