[exPBRrat]

I’m thinking the 30k was like a dowry so the Dad was wrong.

[hoosierham]

I thinking you are wrong.

It wasn’t a dowry.

Furthermore I say the parents have every right to put conditions on the ir children spending the parents’ money; such as refusing to finance degrees unlikely to result in gainful employment.Also to lead a personlly responsible life avoiding all addictions.

[9YearLurker]

How was it possibly like a dowry?

[USS Alaska]

I’m thinking the 30k was like a dowry so the Dad was wrong.

This is the USA in 2023, who in the hell gets {or gives} a dowry?

Dowry is an ancient custom that is already mentioned in some of the earliest writings, and its existence may well predate records of it. Dowries continue to be expected and demanded as a condition to accept a marriage proposal in some parts of the world, mainly in parts of Asia {Where the cow is sacred}.

If the guy's religion was hindu and is living in India, you might have a case about your "thinking" other wise, in the words of Governor Sarah Sanders, "You are crazy"

[Albion Wilde]

I’m thinking the 30k was like a dowry so the Dad was wrong.

This is not India; and she is not a virgin.

[MayflowerMadam]

“I’m thinking the 30k was like a dowry so the Dad was wrong.”

So every college fund parents set up is a dowry? A dowry 100% relates to MARRIAGE, not “shack up”, or school.