Hey Everyone,
In some cultures, there is a practice of paying a price to the potential in-law's family in the form of property, money, and/or possessions for their son/daughter's hand in marriage.
After reading a thread in which people joked about giving (or taking back) goats as a payment for someone's hand in marriage, I was wondering:
If you could set any price on your own hand in marriage, what do you feel it should be?
What should it be worth to someone and their family in order to marry you? (Feel free to list property, possessions, monetary values, and perks--all within the boundaries of clean humor, of course!!)
The intent of this thread is humorous--though if you want, you can give a serious answer as well.
So, let's get creative... Tell us all what price a family should be willing to pay in order for you to marry their son or daughter!! (For all our married friends, please feel free to tell us what your spouse's family should have paid for the privilege of adding you to their clan!)
I am thinking that anyone who is lucky enough to marry me (cough, cough, cough) should be willing to fork over:
1. A lifetime supply of cheeseburgers (payable to me, of course.) Though if he should supply cheeseburgers for my family, I *may* take a a bit of their share as well.
2. A chauffeured vehicle (anything from a wheelbarrow to a bicycle or moped could count).
3. A lifetime supply of milkshakes (to go with the cheeseburgers, of course.)
3. A lifetime supply (notice I'm big on these "lifetime supply" deals...) of theme park tickets (nothing says "family" like repeated trips to SeaWorld, right?)
And, for a bit of humor:
*(If he's Canadian), a lifetime supply of maple syrup.
*(If he's Australian), at least 4 koalas and 2 kangaroos. (What's a good "lifetime supply" to ask for from the Land Down Under??!) Now taking suggestions!
*(If he's from any other country... I'm willing to review my *cough, cough* worth in whatever form of goods his country is famous for... on a case-by-case consideration, of course.)
How about the rest of you??!! (Are we going to find ourselves in a sudden shortage of goats...)
In some cultures, there is a practice of paying a price to the potential in-law's family in the form of property, money, and/or possessions for their son/daughter's hand in marriage.
After reading a thread in which people joked about giving (or taking back) goats as a payment for someone's hand in marriage, I was wondering:
If you could set any price on your own hand in marriage, what do you feel it should be?
What should it be worth to someone and their family in order to marry you? (Feel free to list property, possessions, monetary values, and perks--all within the boundaries of clean humor, of course!!)
The intent of this thread is humorous--though if you want, you can give a serious answer as well.
So, let's get creative... Tell us all what price a family should be willing to pay in order for you to marry their son or daughter!! (For all our married friends, please feel free to tell us what your spouse's family should have paid for the privilege of adding you to their clan!)
I am thinking that anyone who is lucky enough to marry me (cough, cough, cough) should be willing to fork over:
1. A lifetime supply of cheeseburgers (payable to me, of course.) Though if he should supply cheeseburgers for my family, I *may* take a a bit of their share as well.
2. A chauffeured vehicle (anything from a wheelbarrow to a bicycle or moped could count).
3. A lifetime supply of milkshakes (to go with the cheeseburgers, of course.)
3. A lifetime supply (notice I'm big on these "lifetime supply" deals...) of theme park tickets (nothing says "family" like repeated trips to SeaWorld, right?)
And, for a bit of humor:
*(If he's Canadian), a lifetime supply of maple syrup.
*(If he's Australian), at least 4 koalas and 2 kangaroos. (What's a good "lifetime supply" to ask for from the Land Down Under??!) Now taking suggestions!
*(If he's from any other country... I'm willing to review my *cough, cough* worth in whatever form of goods his country is famous for... on a case-by-case consideration, of course.)
How about the rest of you??!! (Are we going to find ourselves in a sudden shortage of goats...)
