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comment by cgod
cgod  ·  3937 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Did you ask your father in law if you could marry his daughter?

The tradition is clearly rooted in a time when women weren't allowed to decide things like who they should marry for themselves. It's just a bit of quaint old sexism.

I can see your point but I really think the practice is rooted in some less than proud old traditions.