First, I think most women, not all, but the majority, want to get married, or at least they want to wear a wedding dress. In Thai culture, it signifies respect for the elders and honors the woman as well. If my man doesn’t have any plans to marry me, I won’t even waste my time dating him.
We are talking about Chinese-Thai culture, and you know nothing about it. Dowry is for women of all ages, both old and young. We are not discussing foreign cultures.
My family happily paid, as did all my friends. Those of REAL high status perceive people who don’t pay a dowry as low-class, assuming they can’t afford it
All the questions I asked the man were collected from my male friends who have high status and graduated with master’s degrees from the USA and the UK. Usually, when they participate in social groups, they introduce their partners and highlight their partners’ status as well. High-status men don’t care about dowries, even if their wives require 20 million THB