By Anonymous - 04/09/2009 07:39 - Korea Republic of

Today, I called my girlfriend's parent to ask for her hand in marriage. They were shocked and told me that they would have to refuse. Apparently my girlfriend had told them last week that she had met someone new at work and didn't know how to break it off with me. FML
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Hi, I'm the author of this post. There are a few things I would like to clarify. First, I am from the south, and it is considered respectful to ask the father for his daughter's hand in marriage. This is usually just a formality, but it shows the parents a lot of respect. This is usually done in person. This has nothing to do with viewing someone as property. This was just a gesture of goodwill to her parents. Nothing more. Second, the reason I didn't ask them in person is because I am stationed in Korea for the next year and I won't be able to see them until sometime next year. I WAS planning on asking my ex when I took leave in November so I thought asking over the phone would be ok. But as you can imagine, that isn't going to happen. Third, the idea of us getting married was her idea. I have been in the military 6 years now and I know what deployments do to relationships. I cared a lot about her and to be honest I still do. This actually happened about 3 weeks ago and it is still shocking since we were together for over 2 years. But, after reading a few of the post on here, I understand it could have been a lot worst. She could have totaled my car or killed my dog. So thanks for all of the well wishes, I appreciate it. For those who laughed at this and said that sucks, you know, your right. It does suck. And yes my life sucks (for now)

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rosierosierosie 0

ouch, I'm sorry. At least you didn't actually ask her.

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robocop123426 0

I am from Alabama, a state in the USA. I am serving in South Korea for a 1 year tour.

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sonicfury 0

that sucks fyl but at least you didn't ask her yourself

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Pastor_Rich 0

go to church and meet a nice girl that will make u a sandwich

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sockergurl916 0

a sandwich? of all things. why not like steak or something

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movies12 0

Hey at least you ex girlfriends parents were honest with you. They could of lied and put u thru major embrassment. FYL.

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sublime93 0

At least you were saved the embarassment

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epccsplayer 0

Sounds like her parents saved you some trouble down the line. Be happy.

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Gavik 0

ydi for thinking this was 1105 AD and asking her parents.

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themixedt4pe 0

If it was 1105 AD he wouldn't have called them, duh. Not to mention that I think that's cute, and it ended up saving him from being turned down by his girlfriend in person.

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honda1 0

@ #17, I asked my wifes parents before I asked her to marry me. It's a sign of respect for the family. But I wouldn't expect you to know anything about it.

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sara942 0

Any girl who has a good relationship with her parents would want her parents' blessings before choosing the man she's gonna spend the rest of her life with. I think it's very smart that he's checking in before asking her and putting her in a potentially stressful situation if they don't like him. How is this backwards? Not everyone is self-centered enough not to care what their loved ones think...it has nothing to do with being backwards.

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Apocalyptus 0

Well then shouldn't women ask the guy's parents too?

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Gavik 0

#84 wins it. Marriage is about 2 people in love, not the merging of 2 clans and fathers selling off their daughters like they did in 1105 AD. **** everyone.

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SookMauNoots 0

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Victoria_fml 0

FYL but I wanted to vote YDI, because I think asking the parents to marry HER is a really stupid tradition that makes you look like you think a girl is her parents' property

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Finnboghi 0

I hate to break it to you, but in Asia (where OP is from), asking the parents is a sign of respect. It has nothing to do with her being 'property', so you can lay off the feminazi BS. Also, if you ever get married and have kids, and you hated your daughter's boyfriend, would you really be totally alright with him marrying her without talking to you?

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theanonimouse 0

Does it really even matter if you'd be "totally alright" with your daughter's marrying her douche boyfriend? I mean, it's kind of, you know, HER choice - not yours.

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rand0muser 0

Asking your girlfriends parents for permission to marry her is not even traditional you idiot. The tradition, if you bothered to check it out, is that you ask HER first, then ask her parents for their permission/good wishes/blessing. Isn't and never has been to ask her parents before her. So eh, totally deserved.

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Chaith 16

Lololol, I know man. He needs to get with the tradit- He's from SEOUL.

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