Very true. As one who has raised four daughters, I can say the years between 17 and 22 are the most dangerous. They feel they no longer need their mom's advice or their daddy's protection. Yet they are really very naive in the ways of the world.
I'm all for a return of the good old ways...they do not leave their father's house without permission, and then, only with a chaperone. Any man interested in them has to come to the father and ask permission to court his daughters.
The courtship is assumed to lead to a wedding within six months.
A marriage takes place only with the father's permission, after he has checked out the prospective fiance thoroughly
, and after the young man has proven his trustworthiness. The fiance must give documented proof that he can support the girl in the manner to which she is accustomed.
Ah, yes...dream on...those days are gone forever, much to the detriment of many a naive young girl.
I deeply respect these fine values you outline here sir, thank you for sharing them and good luck with your family. May only good things come to them .