A dad has refused to pay for his daughter's wedding after she told him he would not be walking her down the aisle on her big day.
While weddings are meant to be the most wonderful day for happy couples, the build-up to them can certainly bring a lot of stress and arguments.
And this one dad knows all about this, as his daughter revealed that she doesn't want him to walk her down the aisle for her big day as he doesn't 'own' her.
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The anonymous man took to the infamous 'AmItheA**hole' Reddit forum to explain the situation.
He wrote: "I’m a 48-year-old man and my 19-year-old daughter has always been an independent thinker. I raised her to be independent and think for herself, which I’ve always appreciated. However, we recently hit a bit of a snag.
"She got engaged and decided that she doesn’t want me to walk her down the aisle at her wedding. She argues that her mother and I don’t 'own' her, therefore we have no right to 'give her away'.
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"I feel hurt by this because we never treated her like an object or piece of property, rather we’ve tried our best to provide her with a wonderful life."
He continued: "Her stance seems extreme to me and despite discussions, she’s refusing to budge on the issue. I respect her choices, but I feel she’s disregarding our feelings completely."
As a direct response, the dad explained how he won't be paying for his daughter's wedding.
He went on to tell Reddit users that he doesn't want to make his daughter's big day 'about himself', adding: "She can pay for her own wedding if she’s insistent on this stance."
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The dad then wrote that he is 'conflicted' regarding the whole situation, asking Reddit whether he think he is the wrong.
And it is certainly fair to say he has divided opinion, with close to 6,000 users taking to the comments to voice their opinions.
One person wrote: "You heard her. She is independent. Independent people deal with their own bills."
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However, another user disagreed: "You raised an independent thinker but when that independent thinking is counter to you, you’re going to punish her? Do you really want her wedding day to be a bad memory for both of you?"
Meanwhile, a third user came up with a compromise: "I’ve seen parents stand with the bride at the head of the aisle and then her walking alone symbolizing the three aspects of her life," they wrote.
"Child of her parents, free choice making adult, to her new life with her partner."
Callum Jones