- Dowry may lead to poverty to the boy’s family or accumulation to big debts in order to pay dowry.
- At times dowry turns to be expensive to the boy and this may cause misunderstanding between the two families.
- Too much emphasis on dowry may prevent sound marriage.
- Bride wealth may tempt parents to give their young daughters to old men who at times may be polygamous for the sake of acquiring dowry therefore the difference in age may make the marriage uncomfortable and end into divorce.
- The man may mistreat the wife considering her a mere property he paid with bride price.
- Dowry ma cause problems to the girl’s family once divorce happens. The family may be made to refund the dowry.
- If the man fails to pay the dowry as he promised, the in-laws may undertake him as a poor man and sometimes develops enmity with him.Dowry may cause quarrels between both families in the negotiations and this can cause everlasting enmity to both sides.
- Bride wealth may discourage young men to marry as they may fail to rise required dowry in form of money and cattle.ü It can also lead to immoral behaviours on that side of a man like stealing in order to raise the required dowry.
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