Why are there such sky-high bride prices? Well, it's because neither side has money. If either party had money, there wouldn't be such an exorbitant bride price. If the woman has money, she wouldn't care about the amount; as long as you're good to her, that's enough. If the man has money, the woman wouldn't dare ask for the bride price, fearing that he might refuse to marry her if she does. Right? So these sky-high bride prices are just the wealth of the poor making things difficult for other poor people.