Board Thread:Off-Topic Discussion/@comment-5441128-20170902114337

After a while of thinking about the custom to ask the father for the approval to marry his daughter. Is it a custom or more of a courtesy?

Like when you say "you can visit any time you want."

What you really mean is, "You should call first. Before you visit."

I don't want to make a fool of myself in the future where my future parents in law are used as part of a anecdote in a story I would tell to my children and grandchildren. 