When He Asks Your Parents For Your Hand, And They Say No
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Julia Austin
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Uncover the concerns
I asked Dr. Louis what are some common reasons parents say no to the request and she said, “It might be financial issues. That is sometimes a reason,” says Dr. Louis. “Concerns of ‘This person isn’t stable. This person can’t provide in a certain way,’ or ‘They’re not yet that established to transition into marriage.’” If the parents are already so traditional that they’d expect a man to ask their permission to marry their daughter, they may also carry these traditional ideas about who the provider should be in a marriage.
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