Did your FH ask your dad/mom/grandparents.. anyone before proposing?

Mine asked my 10 year old son. I thought that was absolutely adorable. We have been together for around 5 years so it wasn't a complete shock to my son...he was extemely excited about FH asking me. I just thought it was sweet and meant FH really "gets it' when it comes to family stuff (he doesn't have children of his own).

Yep - he didn't really ask their permission because he would have still propsed either way (not that they would have said no) but he did ask for their blessing. He earned major points from my parents for that one because my sister has been engaged twice and neither of her FHs asked so my parents thought that was pretty cool.

Hubby asked my parents' permission before we started dating, but then slipped up and proposed on accident (on the phone, on our way to work, only 2 weeks later), so we were technically engaged when he called my parents later to ask...I got another, "official" proposal that weekend, along with a ring, when he came to visit.

DH is old school Italian, literally. When we started to date, he went to my father to declare his intentions. He wanted my father to know he was a straight up guy, especially since I had two daughters. When he was going to propose, he asked my girls first and then he asked my father.

We were staying at my mom's house one weekend because it was my best friend's wedding. I left the house early the day of the wedding because I was the MOH and had to go get ready. My FH woke up that day and asked my mom if she wanted to go with him when he picked out my ring - so he didn't straight out ask permission, but indirectly, I guess he did. My family's been bugging him for years (my whole family - mom, grandma, aunts, uncles, cousins...) to marry me...so he pretty much knew that everyone would be happy about it.

FH said that my mom totally embarrassed him in the jewellery store because she did a "happy dance" when he decided on my ring haha

Yes, DH asked my Mom since both my Dad and my Brother have passed away. It really meant a lot to my Mom and of course to me as well.

Yes he did. It was funny because apparently he waited till the day before he was planning to propose so when I called to tell my mom the big news she was like 'wow...he didn't waste anytime!'. I don't think it's necessary but I knew it was something that would mean a lot to my family.

My DH asked my dad for his blessing 7 years before he proposed to me, good thing too, because my dad passed the next year. He also asked my mom and my son. I was very touched when I found out he asked my son. That meant a lot to me.

Nope. He proposed in front of half my family though. We'd been together for 6 years so everyone knew it was going to happen anyway.

I wouldn't say he asked my parents but he did talk to them. it was more to see gown they felt about dh taking my grandmothers e ring and having the diamonds put into a new setting. which they both said my grammy. would love...now I have a piece of her with me everyday

He called both of my parents beforehand. What he asked or said I'm not sure but he did talk to both of them about it

Negative. The whole "asking permission" thing just never made sense to me.

I told fiance a long time ago that if ever proposed to me... he shouldn't ask/tell my father... otherwise, it wouldn't have been a surprise. My dad always takes it upon himself to tell everyone everything.... whether it's good or bad, and whether it's his place to say it or not. He also didn't ask my mom... he just told her he bought a ring. lol (My parents are separated... dad lives in AZ and mom lives about 10 minutes away from us.... and fiance works in the same office as my mom)

My dad, however, felt a little hurt that fiance didn't ask or tell him about it. I, however, didn't really care (because it was never an important aspect to me and it's a bit of a complicated relationship sometimes).

I was the one proposing this time around (and no, I didn't ask). But with my first marriage, I probably would have said no if he'd asked my father first. I figured that if he didn't need his parents' permission to ask, he sure as hell didn't need mine! But then again, all of the customs that smell of treating a woman like property (including giving away the bride) rub me the wrong way.

Mine asked my children =) Then he took them ring shopping and let them help him find the perfect ring. After that, he had my son contact my ex husband and request to stay longer on Christmas Eve so he could be there for the proposal (that part sadly didn't work out because FH niece wouldn't leave and he didn't want to propose in front of her)

My FH asked my mom about 6 months before he actually proposed. lol He couldnt ask my father because he passed away in 2007, but I am sure he would have. My brother wasnt close enough to ask, so he didnt ask him either...not that his opinon really mattered lol. He did as my 2 closest aunts as well and got all yeses haha. So it was all good. I'm glad he asked my mom, its her opinion that matters to me anyways. Glad she said yes even though she is not an emotional person.

YES! After he proposed to me, we actually sat on a bench nearby and he told me how he not only told his mom, but how he asked my mom and dad the previous week. My parents can't keep secrets very well so he had to keep asking their permission close to the proposal.

We got engaged on Dec 25 2010 and he asked my dad on Dec 24th (when we were their for xmas eve dinner) My dad thought it was hilarious because we had already been dating for 7 years and I was 8 months pregnant, my family already considers us married and they consider my FH as family

FH did ask my mom. He needed her help to 'make it all go down'.

Yes, that is what he called to tell her on the way to pick me up/to propose to me later that evening...

My FH didn't ask my Dad because he said he knew my Dad would just laugh at him. FH and I have been together for 8 years and when we got engaged my Dad said I thought I was going to have to give you the money to buy a ring so you would finally propose (I may have been driving everyone a little crazy waiting for him to propose haha)!! The first thing my Mom said to FH after we got engaged was I would say welcome to the family, but you've been apart of this family for a long time!

Nope. We lived in a different state, and for us getting engaged was more a mutual decision then a he asks me set of thing. We just decided we wanted to get married so we went out a got a ring