Shared on a Singaporean forum that her parents have asked her husband-to-be for 2 million Baht or SG$80,000 in cash and gold valued at SG$40,000, which amounts to a total of SG$120,000.
“His parents visited me last Christmas, and gave $50 ung-pao only. But what my parents gave them as present cost around $1,500. Honestly, my future husband even told me that his mother keep showing it to her neighbors. I’m not bragging and I never ever wanted to. But seem like it’s a huge gab between us. I love him, of coz. But if i accept cheap dowry then it could be the most embarrassing day of my life. What my parents have asked is so little already compare to what they are going to give back.
“I love him but I don’t need all the troubles. He loves me but he’s always try to change the topic when we come to this conversation.”
“And even to meet the average dowry rate in Bangkok. It should be around $20000 Singapore dollars. So when he told me his parents probably give $2888, it doesn’t even meet the common rate here. Not even half. Also, my parents won’t keep the dowry even a single cents on themselves. They willing to give even more. So don’t even think that we’re money minded. Coz we’re not.”