"Old Fashioned"

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I recently found out that my daughter and her boyfriend are thinking about getting married in a small civil ceremony later this year. (I'm very much ok with that, in fact that would be my first choice but I've kept my mouth shut).

I also learned that before they make things official her boyfriend plans on asking "for my permission".

Am I the only one who feels like this "old fashioned tradition" is demeaning to young women because it's basically saying that they have to get approval from the men in their life before making big decisions?