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Why are girls so frowned upon?
From what I remember when I was in China many years ago, it was about passing down your name, family pride, etc... if you had a girl, you knew you'd have to kind of give her away into the other family once she gets married.
Things have changed now, I don't think it's like that anymore.
Same thing in Korea. Now, according to our doctor, many parents even prefer having a girl. The doctor felt like she had to console us when the gender turned out to be a boy. But we didn't care, so no consolation was necessary~~
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Is there a financial part when giving the female away traditionally? Like having to pay for the wedding which also adds weight . It’s going to be strange giving my daughter away one day and seeing her name change
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Yeah, that's a factor too. I attended such negotiations in China at some point. The groom was in a weak position for the negotiations, so he had to "pay" a lot to buy the bride into his family. Again, more than 10 years ago, I'm sure things have changed and things are not that rigid anymore.
Lots of envelopes had to be given too to the bride's friends before the wedding for them to let her go.
The bride's family from her side might contribute by buying household items. I remember a wedding where everyone, one by one, had to test the new bridal bed they had received as a gift for their wedding.
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Fascinating
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