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Gaining his blessing (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

~~Is that "asking for hand in marriage" a american tradition, like the "driving license as a rite of passage" thing?~~

Edit: scratch that. I just remembered, that it's likely from a christian origin and is older than iron.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I don't know if it came from elsewhere first, but it's not very common nowadays in the US.

It's old-fashioned, and it's not like the woman's parents have the authority to say 'no'. It's more like a gesture of humility, then a "we accept you into our family" sort of thing. If someone does it these days, it's probably in the south and with a really traditional family who they're trying to impress.