Strictly speaking, the bride price is not a necessary condition for marriage, but in China, the bride price is an important part of marriage. The original meaning of bride price: It is a custom in China that the man is hired and the woman wins the lottery. In other words, if a man wants to marry a woman, he must first give her a bride price, which is what we call a lottery bride price.

It means that men regard women as treasures, and it is also a gratitude and respect for parents-in-law to raise and educate their daughters. In other words, the bride price is the man's attention to this relationship and his respect and gratitude to the woman's family. It is a medium to express the gratitude and sincerity of the man's family and a process of contact between the two sides.

Some people always say that asking for a bride price is "selling daughters", but most women's families will still use the money as a dowry together with the dowry. Some girls think that the bride price is just to observe traditional customs. Nowadays, the bride price is more returned as a dowry in disguise, or even more dowry. Even if it is not returned, it is also the starting capital of the young couple's own life, which shows that the man's family attaches importance to and respects the woman.

As for the amount of bride price, it is also in accordance with local customs, as long as it does not seem particularly abrupt. Whether the bride price is unnecessary or not, the amount of the bride price should be determined according to the requirements of the woman's family and the economic situation of the man's family. Avoid sky-high bride price and extravagance and waste. The two sides should focus on discussion as much as possible, and don't hold their own opinions, causing unnecessary conflicts. After all, to be a family in the future, harmony is still the most important thing.