@Nan *********

It's interesting how both cultures sought to protect the family but in different ways, thanks for sharing your perspective.

@Juls *****

It is true, my perspective is totally Western and just like in the EU during the colonial era in Peru there was also that tradition, however the concept of marriage was completely different for our original culture (Inca Culture)

@Nan *********

Thank you for your clarification, now I understand the tradition of the dowry better, for me it is very interesting to see the differences in perspectives in different cultures. I tell you that in my country we also had a period where marriages were carried out with a dowry but it was a tradition brought in the colonial era (Period of the Spanish conquest). However, for our original culture (Culture of the Inca Empire) marriage was only a registration for the Inca (King) where the new couple was given a plot of land so that they could form their family, begin to produce and pay taxes within the empire, through the "Mita" (collaborative work within the community) the rest of the families committed to build the house of that new family as part of the communal activities. In our culture there was also the "Servinacuy" which was the legal permission for a man and a woman to live together for a time without having children and prove that this union could be lasting. It is curious how concepts evolve over time, since for the Inca culture, for example, virginity was not valuable and an adult virgin woman was considered a woman who had not been loved.

@Nan *********

Thank you for your explanation, my intention is not to judge, but to understand a new culture different from mine.

@Kool ******

Thanks for your explanation, that makes a little more sense to me. I don't really know much about Thai tradition, so if it only refers to a dowry it gives the impression that it is a purchase.

@Neil *****

Forgive me for the translation, my language is Spanish and I am learning more and more English.

@Nan *********

I understand that we come from different cultures, but I wonder: Doesn't the value of the dowry define the value of a woman, just like it does with an object? What happens if a bride falls in love with a person who can't pay a dowry? For you, is marriage an act of love or a commercial act? These are questions that make me curious, since in my culture that would be seen very badly?

I read this post and wonder. Is paying a dowry for a wife not the same as buying one? Is there a market for women? Has any Thai woman felt like an object because she had to be bought? What is the value of marriage? I am Latin American and I come from a culture where marriage is a decision between only two people, there are no negotiations, nor payments to the family. It is more common for the parents of both fiancés to help with the wedding expenses (The idea of this is to help the newly married couple start their family more easily)