Are parents accepting high-priced bride price equal to selling their daughters?

High-priced bride price is not the same as selling a daughter. It's just that some families have the idea that if they bring up their daughters and get married, if they don't pay more bride price, it's equivalent to raising a daughter for nothing, so they will ask for a high-priced bride price. Of course, I think the amount of bride price should not be decided by one party, but should be discussed by both parties.

First, look at the reasonable requirements of each other's family conditions.

The bride price, also known as betrothal gift, was originally a custom and ceremony in ancient times, and its original intention was to sincerely ask for marriage on behalf of the man. However, with the changes of the times, the bride price has also become a kind of "sale". Many families think that their daughters can't be raised for nothing, so when it comes to bride price, the lion opens his mouth, so some people ridicule that they are selling their daughters instead of marrying them. Actually, I think the bride price should be decided by both parties through consultation. If it is too high for the man's family to bear, then the final result may be that the two sides broke up in discord. Therefore, a reasonable bride price is not the same as selling a daughter. If the price is too high, it is no different from selling your daughter.

Second, arrange the dowry reasonably.

Personally, I think bride price and dowry should be in direct proportion. For example, if the bride price demanded by a woman from the man is too high, then the dowry of the woman should also be increased. In this case, even if it is100,000 or 200,000, it is not "selling a daughter" but marrying a daughter. If you want too much bride price, but don't marry him or marry too little, that's it, just like selling your daughter.

Third, the daughter is not without contact after marriage.

Some parents gave their daughters a sky-high bride price before marriage, but ignored them after marriage, thinking that the married woman had poured water on them. In this case, there is no doubt that even if the woman's parents don't say it, they think it is "selling their daughters." Of course, the bride price varies from place to place. In either case, I don't think it is "selling my daughter". After all, marriage is not about breaking off relations and not seeing each other.