Curious regarding how Singaporeans feel when the topic of Sin Sod comes into question when you are planning to marry your thai girlfriend?
FYI, Sin Sod is the dowry that you pay to the bride’s family in exchange for their daughter’s hand.
I understand that most Westerners (i.e. Americans/Europeans) feel quite offended when they learn of this dowry thing. They would feel like they need to pay in order to marry their girlfriends. However, the Thais take a great deal out of this and generally will expect a fair amount of money and gold during the wedding ceremony.
Thus I wonder if there are any local bros who have gone through this and would like you to share some advice on what to take note of and the amount of Sin Sod typically required for a marriage of this sort. I do have plans to marry my current girlfriend who is from Thailand(Chiang Rai) and hence will like to prepare myself for this.
Thanks and I wait for any kind replies.
Here are what netizens think:
- The best source of information would be your gf. Have you asked her? You can also get her to sound out your future parents-in-law. If they are undersanding, they won’t ask for the sky. The sin sod can be quite a sensitive topic for some people because it shows the status of the guy and the amount of face given to the gal and her family. The higher it is, the more face the family gets. It can be in the former of cash, gold, jewellery, house etc.
- Forgot to add that the sin sod must commensurate with your gal’s status e.g. upper class, middle class… Otherwise people will start to gossip and everyone loses face. I assume that she is single and has not married before.
- u can search this forum for some feedback on sin sod. I think there was some mention in the past.
- Gf I think mid so. Quote me 1m baht. I ask for discount she say around 700k baht. So ex 30ksgd