To preface I have a wonderful father who I’ve had the absolute privilege of having raise me to be the person I am today. He simply doesn’t do intimate conversations and is difficult to get anything out of in these sort of situations.

I’m head over heels for my girlfriend, genuinely wanting and looking to propose to her very soon. My issue is that I haven’t the slightest clue how to ask for her parents blessing to marry her. I’m old fashioned and it’s an absolute must to move forward with this.

Her parents have always had their reservations about me, small town and her mother employs most of the people I went to school with. Those people tended to share all the wild memories and rougher things about me to her parents.

I’m not that mindless hooligan anymore and I’ve reached a level of mutual respect with her family that they don’t see me as that person anymore. But I’m scared shitless that they’ll have negative thoughts about my want to propose and I don’t know how to react to that.

Any advice on how to have that conversation and what to say to them?

Thanks in advance!