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yep the girl is moving away from her family, so in effect there daughter is leaving the house to be with her husband - but the bride's family shouldnt go overboard, I don't agree with the concept of dowry and don't know why the hell pakis have adopted it into their culture*.*, it is illogical, the wife moves from her own family but they still have to give money to her in laws??
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In old days, "Land" was the biggest asset people had. They did not want to give the Land as inheritance to girls coz in that way it will go to another family, to make up for that they used to give lot of dowry and gifts on every occasion.