FAO married lads on here

When ye propposed to yer birds did ye ask her Fathers permission first? Did they really give you their blessing(looking at you there Boxty)
Those of ye with daughters would any prospective husbands have to ask your permission first?

mossbags wrote:When ye propposed to yer birds did ye ask her Fathers permission first? Did they really give you their blessing(looking at you there Boxty)
Those of ye with daughters would any prospective husbands have to ask your permission first?

Nope. I was instructed by him(shotgun in hand) to do the decent thing.

mossbags wrote:When ye propposed to yer birds did ye ask her Fathers permission first? Did they really give you their blessing(looking at you there Boxty)
Those of ye with daughters would any prospective husbands have to ask your permission first?

IF you expect the Father in Law to foot the bill for the wedding well then it might be polite to ask first
Otherwise naw. I told mine afterwards and only managed to get €5k out of him.

I's say Boxty came from a different era where asking for for the blessing (Accompanied by a matchmaker) was merely a rouse to start the Dowry negotiations - 5 acres from the top field, 4 fresians, a dozen hens and access to a bull subject to 5 days notice

My opening line to future FIL was 'I'm about to do you a big favour ....'

As for my wain I keep telling her that as soon as a lad arrives at the door and says 'Excuse me Mr Cluxton, can I ..." SLAM!!! Door shuts in his face. This piece of acting (and variation) comes up every so often in Chez Jayo ahd she laughs her head off every time. I think she thinks I'm messing ....

My BIL asked my dad over the phone in Thailand....

None of us attended the wedding

GAA-Fan wrote:None of us attended the wedding

Well usually you have to get an invite ........

Jayo Cluxton wrote:

GAA-Fan wrote:None of us attended the wedding

Well usually you have to get an invite ........

We were invited about a couple of weeks beforehand but were never going to travel 3,000 miles to Thailand, we just thought Phuket its too far.

GAA-Fan wrote:We were invited about a couple of weeks beforehand but were never going to travel 3,000 miles to Thailand, we just thought Phuket its too far.

Sure you're not allowed back in once you've been deported anyway GF ....

Eh ..... somebody told me that .....

Mrs. Clarke's father is a modern-day witchdoctor in the amazon region (yes, seriously), so I decided not to make the trip to ask permission, for fear of getting turned into a Derryman or something.

Thomas Clarke wrote:Mrs. Clarke's father is a modern-day witchdoctor in the amazon region (yes, seriously), so I decided not to make the trip to ask permission, for fear of getting turned into a Derryman or something.

Wow that's Amazon amazing!

He must know that modern day witchdoctor from Fenagh in Leitrim ....