It would depend on tha age of the people. If you’re talking teenagers, then its fine for parents to control what goes on. But if I had a 23 year old daughter and told her “I don’t like that young man because he put his hand lightly on your back, and you shall no longer court him because of it,” I really hope she would laugh in my face.
Overprotective or ultra-overprotective father?
What degree of control do the daughters allow or the parents demand?