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Clodfobble · 06-19-2010, 05:13 PM

It's worse than that; the dowry isn't to buy them. The dowry is payment to the groom for taking the daughter off the parents' hands. They are worth less than nothing.

06-19-2010, 05:13 PM	#7
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	It's worse than that; the dowry isn't to buy them. The dowry is payment to the groom for taking the daughter off the parents' hands. They are worth less than nothing. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal