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**parurorges** · 09-21-2012, 05:40 PM

Vintage - I don't think that should happen. You will have massive amounts of falangs not knowing in the slightest on how much to give and possible will disrespect the family (future in laws) with the amount given. I think that there should be mediated circumstances because I have heard of the horror stories and Thai women running away from their familes just over this. But the concept that the parents give back the money to start the marriage seems like a good idea.

One would also assume that the amount given would be more a show of what the man was capable rather than a price he is paying for the daughter as though she were the property of her parents being offered to the highest bidder. Since the money should be returned to help the couple the amount given should in theory be irrelevant as the parents would not be getting it. I can see how this system easily becomes taken advantage of when the groom becomes a more apparently wealthy farang.

09-21-2012, 05:40 PM	#27
parurorges Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 501 Senior Member	Vintage - I don't think that should happen. You will have massive amounts of falangs not knowing in the slightest on how much to give and possible will disrespect the family (future in laws) with the amount given. I think that there should be mediated circumstances because I have heard of the horror stories and Thai women running away from their familes just over this. But the concept that the parents give back the money to start the marriage seems like a good idea. One would also assume that the amount given would be more a show of what the man was capable rather than a price he is paying for the daughter as though she were the property of her parents being offered to the highest bidder. Since the money should be returned to help the couple the amount given should in theory be irrelevant as the parents would not be getting it. I can see how this system easily becomes taken advantage of when the groom becomes a more apparently wealthy farang.
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