Redditors Descend On Man Who Refused To Walk His Daughter Down The Aisle Because She Didn’t Ask First

One Reddit dad managed to turn a wedding milestone into a family fight, and the internet had plenty to say about it.

In his post, u/throw_dad7755 explained that he has two daughters, Marie and Julie. He had already agreed to walk Julie, his stepdaughter, down the aisle when Marie later told him she was pregnant and getting married too, which left him stuck between both sides of the family.

Then the requests, the timing, and the hurt feelings started piling up fast. Read on to see why this simple wedding tradition turned into a mess.

Refused walking my daughter down the aisle

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Just for the context

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With that being said...

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Now to the issue proper

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She asked that I walk her down the aisle

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That is where the family tension really starts to show.

Let me think about it first

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I then sent a message

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And she called me crying

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Things only got messier after that.

Word has spread to some family members

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The post has more than 13K upvotes and 4K comments. Below are some of the most upvoted ones:

This comment section did not hold back.

1. Who cares whose wedding comes first?

u/AngryKami

2. Go on and walk your daughter down the aisle

u/Lilliekins

3. Grow a spine and learn how to be a father

u/Ok_Beginning5610

4. And he's heading down there, I guess

u/notamanonlydynamite

5. You made no effort to be connected

u/Significant_Fault725

6. It's the same as telling your daughter that you don't care

u/Cool-Clerk-9835

More commenters piled on from there.

It’s the same kind of wedding standoff as the daughter debating skipping her dad’s wedding over his disapproval of her partner.

7. It does seem that he's been giving Julie the upper hand ever since

u/amydehp

8. You are her dad, so do your duty

u/justwanted2lurk

9. It'll take a lot to fix this mess

u/ohialehua

10. Tell your daughter to share and grow up

u/notmemeorme

11.

u/WhoSc3w3dDaP00ch

12. You ought to be more mature than this...

u/Serenity_Owl

13. A rude, greedy, and disrespectful decision

u/LCarver1869

14. They both will get married, so why all this?

u/NightNurse14

15. And an additional full stop to that

u/DefinitelySaneGary

16. You're an a**hole, and an a**hole is what you are

u/Giodesic-dome

17. It is not a competition, so don't make it one

u/Berry_goose

18. Parents who pick favorites and are open about it are gross

u/thewolfaria

19. At all...

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20. Repair the damage you've done

u/jim15243

21. A horrible, terrible father indeed

u/kayaker58

22. And for a very long time too

u/MsTyffani

23. I'm speechless as well

u/-rudebwoy

The OP later added an edit after discovering what a terrible dad he was to his daughter.

The edit...

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There’s a lot that goes into planning a wedding, not to mention all the family dramas that were sorted out before D-Day. When a wedding goes perfectly without any problems, the couple breathes a sigh of relief at the end of the day.

Anyways, do drop your thoughts about this story in the comments below.

This family feud is nowhere near over.

For another brutal family choice, see why a woman picked her husband over her daughter’s wedding.