In your family, who pay a house?

China
August 20, 2010 7:53am CST
According to Chinese tradition, a young man is required to pay a house if he want to marry a girl, if he is not able to afford a house, the parents of girl don't give green light to the marriage, because they believe their daught cannot get enough feeling of safety or stability without a house. As a result, many young men are worrying about how their low salary can afford an expansive house? Eventually Whhat they can do is saving money and postponing marriage. I don't know why men are reuqired to pay a house but his bride pay nothing. Could you tell me in your family, who foot the bill of a house and why?
3 responses
@puccagirl (7294)
• Israel
20 Aug 10
Both of us, both the man and the women. Equality is very important in the society where I live, and for me personally.
@niairen01 (1018)
• Philippines
20 Aug 10
That depends on the tradition and on people. As what you said, in chinese tradition its like that, in other country its not. Most people are liberated these days. Some actually do not mind whether a man could support his family financially or not. BUT... in a very responsible thinking, a couple should be financially ready before getting married, with this said, It is also depends on people inside the marriage.. If a women is open minded and really would want to help out her family she should also gave money on that sense. Me and husband are lucky enough to have a free house of our own. His family owned this house and let us live on it. But we are still wanting to buy our own since personally I don't like the environment here. Anyway, I'm also helping out financially. My husbands salary is just enough for our daily expenses, enough but not enough for us to save. this is why we are helping each other out to achieve our goal. But personally, I do think that MEN should really shoulder financial burden and women should handle household and children. Since most men doesn't/cannot handle being defeated by women in most ways, they should at least prove it.
@hotpink89 (134)
• United States
20 Aug 10
well for me i am middle eastern, and how funny because my culture is the same way kinda, i mean they don't wana give me away just to anyone that cant afford to get a house so with that said he just isnt ready to settle down . and i think it all depends on the person if hes educated and has a good job to want to get married because it does need expenses. but in overall i work and so does my mom n dad and we all help out with the house payments, they are my parents :)) and i love them so much. that's why its called a family i guess but maybe thats just me, some others just dont even bother helping at all.