How to Ask Your Girlfriend's Father for Her Hand in Marriage
Have you found the girl of your dreams? Ask your girlfriend's father for her hand in marriage by following these steps.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Fresh-cut Flowers
- Champagne
- Diamond Engagement Set
- Wedding Bands
- Dinner Reservations
- Spiral Notebooks
- Writing Pens
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Be prepared. Think about what you'll say to your girlfriend's father before you arrange to talk with him.
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Ask for a few minutes to speak to him in private or in the presence of your girlfriend. Unless distance prohibits a personal meeting, arrange to discuss the matter with him face to face.
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Present yourself in a positive light to make a good impression, show your respect for him, and reflect on the seriousness of the issue.
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Explain the depth of your feelings for his daughter and inform him that she is the most important person in the world to you.
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Put yourself in his place. How would you feel about entrusting your little girl's heart to another man? Tell him about the plans you've made for a future with his daughter. Assure him that you will do everything you can to make her happy for the rest of your lives.
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Assure him that you realize marriage is a serious issue with serious responsibilities, and that you have given serious consideration to the matter of marrying his daughter.
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Respectfully ask for your girlfriend's hand in marriage.
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Tips & Warnings
You'll probably earn points with your girlfriend's father by the mere act of asking for her hand in marriage. Asking his permission to marry his daughter demonstrates your respect for her family and their feelings.
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Comments
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all bf's should do this.
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pcs17
Mar 08, 2010
So my girlfriend and I have been dating for 6 months now but know for sure that we are meant to be together forever. We are currently both freshmen in college and our plan is to get get married the summer after our junior year. I want to ask her father's permission during the semester break of junior year and am pretty sure he will say yes but, their is still something in the back of my mind that says he will want me to wait until I have a steady job and have graduated college. Im pretty sure he won't say no (especially because I know they were married in college)but i'm still not sure if I should ask junior year or wait? -
netlurker1
Jan 05, 2010
@ lilianna28; claricedurdan. Judging from your comments, i'd say you are prime examples of women who should never marry. Don't marry feminists men, they aren't good for you!
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MetaSteve
Dec 19, 2007
Lots of girls can have traditional values these days and still be hip and cool... You girls who are upset at this should relax and understand that your father is not "giving you away" - it's his last chance to talk with the person who you will be sharing your life with and wants to make sure his intentions are honerable. Anyone who is "offended" by this notion is afriad that they are NOT their own person and seems a bit insecure. I have 2 daughter and better believe that I will want to know a lot fo about the man who wants to marry them and what he has planned. They are worth it!
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MetaSteve
Dec 19, 2007
Lots of girls can have traditional values these days and still be hip and cool... You girls who are upset at this should relax and understand that your father is not "giving you away" - it's his last chance to talk with the person who you will be sharing your life with and wants to make sure his intentions are honerable. Anyone who is "offended" by this notion is afriad that they are NOT their own person and seems a bit insecure. I have 2 daughter and better believe that I will want to know a lot fo about the man who wants to marry them and what he has planned. They are worth it!
