If I started avoiding , I will have a whole town to avoid . Everyone in my hometown demands and accepts dowry . It ' s actually worse . If you don ' t demand dowry , you won ' t find a girl to marry because everyone will assume that there is something wring with you . Dowry demand is like market value . What ' s actually bad is that dowry was not that prevalent here when in my childhood . It has now become a norm . Earlier ' demanding ' dowry openly was considered weak . Though the bride ' s father always insisted on giving a few gifts like a new bike or fridge or a tv . Now negotiations happen just like a land deal . They even demand cash so that tax can be avoided . <| sep |> Disgustingly fascinating . I ' m not a doctor , but I ' m assuming tonsillitis . Get to a doctor ASAP .