I. Definition of bride price and dowry
The bride price is the property that the man should provide at the wedding, which is used to express the etiquette and blessing to the woman's family. Dowry is the goods and wealth carried by the woman herself, which is used to provide certain economic security for the family in marriage. Bride price and dowry are different in nature and purpose, and have important status and influence in all aspects of marriage.
Second, the balance between bride price and dowry.
1. Renewal of ideas and concepts: adhere to the concept of equality between men and women, strengthen legal awareness, and put an end to bad traditions such as bigamy and son preference. At the same time, we should also change some bad thinking habits that emphasize material things, pay attention to the cultivation of personality and interpersonal relationships, arouse the sense of social responsibility of the mainstream custom of bride price and dowry, and establish a reasonable and rational consumption concept.
2. Social support and guarantee: to raise the awareness and understanding of the mainstream custom of bride price and dowry at all levels of society. At the political and legal level, we should strengthen the management and regulation of bride price and dowry, establish a perfect legal system, provide necessary services and guarantees, including increasing the services and support of professional institutions and marriage counseling centers in other marriage-related fields besides bride price and dowry, and ensure the development, stability and health of marriage and family.
3. Perfection of legislation and system: Establish and improve the policies, regulations and systems of bride price and dowry, and strive to realize the understanding and understanding of the whole society on the reasonable norms of bride price and dowry, ensure its legitimacy and rationality, and crack down on illegal bride price and dowry. This means that we should fully consider how to enhance the transparency, standardization and fairness of bride price and dowry in legislation and system planning, and realize the balanced development of the rights and interests of all parties concerned in the process of bride price and dowry.
Third, family balance strategy.
1. Communicate with each other: the families of both sides should establish a good relationship of communication and trust, and negotiate with each other to deal with bride price, dowry and other issues.
2. Cooperation and consultation: The families of both sides negotiate and cooperate in a reasonable way according to their respective economic strength and cultural background to realize the benign development of bride price and dowry.
3. Reasonable consumption: When determining the content and amount of bride price and dowry through family consultation, we should make a reasonable expenditure plan according to the actual situation and budget to avoid excessive consumption and economic difficulties.
To sum up, in order to balance bride price and dowry, we need to start with family balance, social support, legislation and institutional system, and actively seek multi-party cooperation and participation to promote and promote the healthy development of bride price and dowry.