Bride price and dowry are two important concepts in traditional weddings in China. The bride price is a certain amount of cash paid by the man's family to the woman's family before the wedding, and the dowry is the property or items given to the woman by the woman's family at the wedding.

In modern society, the meanings of bride price and dowry have changed a little. The bride price is no longer a gift paid by the man's family to the woman's family, but a certain amount of marriage expenses agreed by both men and women. Dowry is no longer the property or articles given to the woman by her family, but some necessities and personal items prepared by the woman herself.

To balance the relationship between bride price and dowry, we need to consider the economic strength and cultural background of both families. Traditionally, the man's family should pay more bride price and the woman's family should prepare more dowry.

But in modern society, men and women should be treated equally, and the content and quantity of wedding expenses and dowry should be agreed. In order to balance the relationship between bride price and dowry, the following measures can be taken:

1. Both families should communicate frankly and reach an agreement on the wedding expenses and the content and quantity of dowry.

2. The families of both parties should arrange the wedding expenses and the content and quantity of dowry reasonably according to their own economic strength and cultural background.

Families of both sides should respect each other's cultural traditions and habits and should not force each other to accept their own ideas.

Both families should pay attention to the quality and happiness of marriage, instead of excessively pursuing the quantity and value of bride price and dowry.