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Which is why I said it is just a tradition now.

The giving of a woman goes back over 100 years. Now it's just a tradition. Marriage isn't just a licence from the state (or church) nor is it just a formalisation of commitment. There are very strong legal arguments for it, especially when one spouse dies.

That depends on how you look at it, If you feel the woman is property, then I can understand not liking it, but if you look at it, from care and protection then it becomes a loving gesture. It's like everything else in life. it's not what happens but how you think of it. I was proud to walk...

That would be a lovely idea.

I think so.

If the bride wants him too, and he's still around. My Dad gave me away, but also my cousin, as her father had long gone. When Princess Margaret got married, Prince Philip gave her away as the old King had died. Queen Victoria gave away two of her daughters after Prince Albert died. I also...