How do women even become like this?

"Ownership" Its a symbolic gesture. I am now passing her to you. Its your job to care for and protect my daughter. An important thing for any caring father. Why do all these modern women think that men want to own women? Modern feminism is a plague.

when they were told they were perfect and could do no wrong.

We've gone so far off course

A father paying for his daughters wedding IS TRADITION too...but that one is ok.

Hopefully the fiancé runs as fast as he can in the other direction and calls things off

This is the same sort of woman who will take your kids and everything else you have. Stay alert out there, gents.

Unrelated, but what is going on with her makeup? Who wears this much spackle on their face?

Complete independence means you pay for it. It's guaranteed that marriage won't last. Why would the father want to waste his money?

I hope he leaves any wealth he has in his will to his cat.