And besides, there is a disparity in bargaining power.
Women dream of their wedding days and it means a lot to them for everything to be perfect. Men don't.
Sure we do. It's just a little later in the wedding day that we dream about and she happens to be naked (oddly enough, with Elle MacPherson's body). We also dream...
Not really. He stands to gain protection of certain assets, while she stands to gain a rich lifestyle during the marriage and, upon divorce, substantial assets. Her power was to not marry him (he loses his love and the nookie). A lot of women use the "You don't love me, you don't trust me?" line to get out of signing a pre-nup.
I'm tired of women always being instantly considered to be the victim. Women can be just as nasty and manipulative as men (just ask my wife, she admits it).