Woman’s Fiancé Asks Her Father for His ‘Blessing’ Before Proposing, He Refuses in a Heated, Lengthy Email Resulting in a Family Dispute: ‘His indifference hurt me deeply’

The concept of getting a parental figure's blessing before you propose is definitely old school, but sweet nonetheless. That's how you know you've found Mr. Right—he wants to make sure that your family loves him just as much as you do. After all, it's a slippery slope when your partner's parents don't like you, but you marry anyway. You'll end up dealing with catastrophic wedding drama that'll be the talk of the town for ages.

What happens when you're confident that both parents will approve of your engagement, but your semi-estranged father decides you're making a mistake? Well, given the "semi-estranged" part of the equation, it's likely your father doesn't know what you want or need, anyway. The woman in this story is dealing with this exact issue, except her mother and stepfather wholeheartedly approve of her and her now fiancé's marriage. Her father went so far as to send her a lengthy email riddled with grievances about her choice, and how she's making a huge mistake. He even expresses that maybe, in a few years, his mind would change. Well, time doesn't heal all (unnecessary) wounds.

The woman is going back and forth between standing her ground and second-guessing what's happening. Should she accept that her father will cut her out of his life for the sake of love? Scroll to read the entire story and let us know what you think.