What about money and marriage? In the past, the Chinese would put up their daughters in for a 'transaction'. In this 'transaction', the groom has to give the bride's family a certain amount of money or something that has some sort of value in exchange for the bride's hand in marriage. In these cases, money is indeed involved but some may consider this as a sort of custom rather than greed over money since it has already happened for hundreds of years in China.
In the present context, this Chinese tradition still exists and some families having a low income, would find the more wealthy families to marry their daughter off. However, this is not as simply as in the olden days as the youngsters wants their own say and would not marry to someone for the rest of her life just because the family wants that little bit more money.
Is there an upward trend in relationships and marriages because of money? I really do not think so. This is because, nowadays, women can also be independent and be out there working along side the men. They can even support a family alone, so why would they want to marry because of money since they already have money. Personally, I think that people marry to one another is simply because of love, the simple yet complicated and subjective, topic.
I agree that women have greater independence today, thus marrying for their own interests instead of their family's. However, I think perhaps this independence can go both ways too. Women may become foolish and fall for the wrong guy because he has riches or fame. Do they marry for money? They may still marry for money, except that they now get to keep it.
ReplyDeleteI do not agree with the fact that there is no upward trend in relationships and marriages because of money. As you said money makes the world go round, although women have greather independence today, it does not go to show that all women have the capability to work.
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Jun yi, so do you think that money is important in a relationship? You gave a lot examples but what is your stand. I like the examples you gave. But jun yi, are you sure there is no upward trend in relationships and marriages because of money? In this world now, people are getting more and more materialistic and definitely there would be quite a number of couples who marry for money.
ReplyDeleteYup, I agree with the part on women being more independent nowadays. They are more wilful compared to in the past. They have their interests and will less likely follow what their family ordered them to do. You also mentioned about how women make money and thus would not marry just for the money. But it is the human nature. Greed. You can never get enough of things, especially money. Who do not want more money. More money means you can do more things.
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