The bride price can be returned, but there are only three situations. "Bride price" is not a standard legal term, so all disputes about bride price brought to court belong to "marital property disputes". The focus of the dispute between the two parties is whether it should be returned. According to the time-honored custom, once the bride price is given, both parties shall not go back on their word. If the woman goes back on her word, the bride price must be returned unconditionally; If the man goes back on his word, the woman can refuse. On the surface, the bride price is given by the man to the woman. The so-called gift is voluntary, so it is legally impossible to ask for return. But the bride price is different from the general gift, and it is actually based on the marriage of both parties. According to this reality, the law stipulates three situations in which the bride price can be returned: (1) Both parties have not gone through the marriage registration formalities. It means that if no marriage relationship is concluded after the bride price is paid, the bride price should be returned in principle. This is a principled provision for the bride price, provided that the marriage has not been concluded and the bride price money has been paid. (2) Both parties have gone through the marriage registration formalities, but they have not lived together. This situation is that both men and women have fulfilled the necessary legal procedures for marriage, which is in line with the legal marriage relationship, but the two sides have not really lived together. (3) premarital payment, causing difficulties to the payer. Bridal money is the property given to the other party before marriage, and the amount is generally relatively large. This situation refers to the situation that the payer can't live after paying the bride price to the other party. Second, define the scope of bride price. Due to the different customs and habits in different places, the scope of bride price cannot be clearly defined in judicial interpretation, which leads to difficulties in trial. Because only by accurately defining the scope of the bride price can we safeguard the interests of both men and women. In judicial practice, the following outstanding problems generally exist. The first is about the same cost. For example, after receiving the bride price, one party often uses part of the bride price for * * * expenses. For example, some will entertain guests for weddings, some will be used to learn a certain technology, some will travel together, and some will be used for eating, drinking and having fun among friends, so these expenses will generally be deducted when calculating the refund amount. The second is about giving each other property. In love, men and women usually give each other tokens and souvenirs to express their feelings. It can be said that some of these items are given for marriage, and some are given by one party to the other voluntarily, which has nothing to do with the purpose of marriage. In the case with Xiaoyu, those high-end watches, computers and other things were recognized as voluntary gifts of Ding, so they were not recognized as bride price when the court ruled, while 200,000 yuan and vehicles were wedding gifts, which should be recognized as bride price and need to be returned. The third question is about the donation of property by relatives. Generally speaking, for newcomers, relatives of both parties will have certain items or cash gifts. For this part of the property, if it is specially given to individuals, it must of course be treated as personal property. If you give it to two people, there will be a problem of * * *. Therefore, the payment of money and goods between men and women in the process of love should be determined according to the actual situation of the case. Only the bride price can be returned. if