Paying dowry/bride price, or whatever name men pay to marry their wives is called, gives them certain rights, immediately he pays your bride Price you are automatically one of his properties.
This is why they do not want it scrapped.
Below are the 7 rights men have, for paying to marry their wives. There can be more, but these are the basics.
- Polygamy is Allowed.
Paying, whatever name it is called, as long as it is to have the lady gives a man the right to pick as many wives as possible as long as you are rich enough to pay their bride price. - Cheating is Respect to the Wife.
When a man cheats in this kind of marriage and hides it, it is out of respect to the woman. If he can pick another wife, then why is cheating an issue? - A man does not need the Wife’s Permission to Marry Another Wife.
Paying to marry a woman is a formal stabilization of man’s superiority over his wife. He owes her no such explanation about marrying another wife. He does not need her permission to marry another wife because they are not regarded as partners. - The Children Belong to the Man.
He that owns the slave owns whatever belongs to it. This is an unmentioned reason why both the woman and the children answer the man’s name. It is assumed that he owns them all. - If a woman wants a divorce, she goes empty.
Empty she comes, empty she goes. No property, no children belong to her. Even the money in her account belongs to her husband. - The woman must do as the man wants.
In such a marriage, a woman’s will is inconsequential. She does what the husband wants or she won’t be there at all. If he asks her not to get a job, then she has to stay home. He gives him sex anytime he wants, but he is not obligated to satisfy her sexually when she needs it. - The wife must be submissive
Even your religion leaders agree to this. This is why they will always tell you to submit to your husband in all situations, perhaps to avoid getting beaten since he has the right to beat submission into you.
Many of you who are married may have seen your husband exhibit some of these traits, and you think it was because he is a mad man, no, he is not mad. He is just exercising his rights.
For those of you, who are not yet married, know this before you allow your family to collect dowry/bride price from your prospective husband.
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