Asking for permission seems a little odd, like people have said, it seems like the daughter is a piece of property to be bartered with. That's why I didn't ask for permission. The night before I proposed to my wife I told her father that I intended to propose to his daughter, and was asking for his blessing to do so. It was awkward at the time for me, but it wasn't a surprise to him, and it went alright.
In the end, blessing or no, you go through with the proposal. If he's okay with it you've scored some bonus points, if he's not okay with it he would've been pissed anyways.
I can't understand not doing it. You can't lose.
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