"I want your daughter's hand in marriage..."

Today in class we talked about if the guy a girl is seriously dating should ask the girl's father before proposing to her. This really got me thinking. In the past, I guess this wasn't that important to me. But as I pondered it today, I thought how much sense it makes. My Father knows me well. Not only that, but he is an expert at knowing guys and if they are jerks or not. Not that I would be dating a jerk, but I know that my father would be able to tell if the guy was A. Right for me B. Take care of me C. Respect me. I could see a guy a certain way because I was in love with him, but my Dad would be able to see him from a slightly different prospective. When it comes time, I hope the young man will ask my father's permission to marry me.