Whether the man gives a bride price or not depends on local customs, but the woman usually prepares something for him. Bridal gifts and return gifts are just a custom handed down from ancient times to the present. There is no accurate amount standard, as long as you can express the wishes of the other party. This kind of thing can be negotiated by both parties, and there is no mandatory requirement by law.

Second, the origin and meaning of bride price

1, bride price, which originated from one of the ancient wedding procedures in China, is also called betrothal gift, betrothal gift and betrothal money.

2. China has been married since ancient times. When the marriage agreement was first reached, it was a custom for the man to give the bride price and dowry to the woman. This kind of bride price and dowry is commonly known as "bride price". During the period after the founding of New China, the bride price and the engagement related to the bride price were criticized and once abolished, but they have always existed among the people.

3. The bride price is generally understood, especially the bride price or gift money given by the man to the woman in marriage and love. In today's internet, it also refers to an act of giving each other lottery tickets and blessings. In some places, the custom is called taking the sign, which means success, that is, after giving the bride price, the marriage contract is formally concluded, and it is generally not allowed to go back on our word. If there is remorse, if the woman repents, the bride price will be returned to the man; If the man goes back on his word, the bride price will not be refunded. The bride price represents a woman's value, which some regions and nationalities call a gift of value. How much bride price the man's family sends to the woman's family depends on the requirements of the woman's family and the economic situation of the man's family.

4. More and more attention has been paid to the social contradictions caused by the bad habits of bride price, and various rectification actions have been carried out in some areas. The Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China, Chapter I, General Provisions, Article 3: "Arranging, buying and selling marriages and other acts that interfere with the freedom of marriage are prohibited".

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code

Street 1042. Arranging, buying and selling marriages and other acts that interfere with the freedom of marriage are prohibited. It is forbidden to ask for property through marriage.

Bigamy is prohibited. Spouses are prohibited from living together with others.

Domestic violence is prohibited. Abuse and abandonment between family members are prohibited.

Interpretation of some problems (2)

Article 10 The people's court shall support the request of a party to return the bride price paid according to the custom if it is found that it belongs to the following circumstances:

(1) Both parties have not gone through the marriage registration formalities;

(2) Both parties have gone through the marriage registration formalities, but they have not lived together;

(3) premarital payment, causing difficulties to the payer.

The application of items (2) and (3) of the preceding paragraph is conditional on the divorce of both parties.