Dear Prudence video: My big fat Chinese wedding.

Help! My Fiancée's Traditional Chinese Parents Are Demanding Money To Marry Their Daughter.

Help! My Fiancée's Traditional Chinese Parents Are Demanding Money To Marry Their Daughter.

Advice on manners and morals.
Feb. 13 2013 11:05 AM

Dear Prudence: My Big Fat Chinese Wedding

My fiancée's traditional parents are demanding money to marry their daughter.

In this week's video, Prudie counsels a man who’s taken aback by the “bride price” requested by the traditional parents of his Chinese-American fiancée.

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