Hello all I want to propose my girlfriend for marriage, after she agrees, I want to seek her parents' approval your proposal ideas - should I ask my girlfriend to introduce me to her parents? I love my girlfriend a lot, she is little upset with me at the moment..
Thanx in advance for suggestions!
I don't have a direct answer to your question, but some thoughts about the situation.
By the way ... it would help to know something about what the problem is at present (her being upset) -- does it have anything to do with discussing marriage?
In any case, I would very much want to know a woman's parents before getting seriously to marriage. Russian families are often closer than is usual in the west, and these ties would be important to any future relationship. Sometimes, of course, one of the parents may be dead, or she may be estranged from them. But in the former Soviet Union, it is quite unusual for a young woman to not be close to at least one parent.
To put it simply, if her parents are both living, and not living thousands of miles away -- then I would wonder whether she is serious about me, if I haven't already met them. For me, this is a possible red flag.
I suggest you take a while to think things through very calmly.
No one here knows this woman. I assume you have met her and had some intimacy. My opinon, you are not ready for marrigage. It is reasonable and normal to have met her parents before you are even talking marriage. If her parents are difficult people, she should have discussed this before you are ready for marriage. Time to talk to her, not us. If you don't get reasonable answersfrom her, ask our advise.
Asking the father’s permission is the traditional thing to do.
I didn’t ask my Irina’s parents for permission either,,,, and I can say from experience that it was a mistake. I asked her about it, and she said: “Surely they know I am an adult and can do what I please?” Less than six months after we married her mother died! Then a few months later her father was sent home from the hospital after his cancer treatments failed. She blamed herself for this and never returned after his funeral.
As it turns out, they were against her marrying a foreigner and from the tone of their phone conversations,,,, not very happy with her. Perhaps this is something to avoid???
You are also missing a golden opportunity to see what your girl might be like in her old age. They say: daughters grow up to be their mothers,,, and I can also say from experience,, that this is not always a good thing!!! (unknown in the case with Irina)
Going to meet her parents gives you a chance to see how happy her childhood was,,, will she make a good mother??