Man Pays Rs 3 Lakh Fee To Get Daughter 'Rishtas' From Rich Families, Internet In Disbelief

The misconception that money tarnishes love and the belief that love has no role in financial discussions often prevail in society. Nonetheless, the reality remains that these two entities must live in harmony with one another since they are here to stay. But how much of a factor does money really play in marriages? As it turned out, quite a lot. A user on the social networking site X (formerly Twitter) shared an incident that demonstrates the extent a father would go to ensure his kids were happy and safe.

According to the social media post, the woman’s friend’s father allegedly paid an agency a sum of Rs 3 lakh in exchange for proposals from families earning above Rs 200 crore annually. However, the user gave no further information regarding the aforementioned family or the name of the agency. She asserted, however, that the father continued to pay the exorbitant sum to get proposals for his daughter from extremely rich families.

The post has piqued the internet’s interest and prompted a heated debate over how much people are interested in spending on weddings. Soon after the post went up, there were 2 lakh views and many comments.

A curious user asked, “Rishta hua? (Got any marriage proposals?).”

To which the user replied, “Ab tak to nhi, rejected 80+ (Not yet. Rejected 80+).”

Another user detailed matchmakers’ business saying, “Very normal. This fee is a filter to get crème de la crème. The matchmaker’s fee is usually 1-2% of the total expense of the marriage. Example- A wedding costing Rs 1 Crore would get the broker Rs 1-2 lakh easily. This is then adjusted with the initial fee paid.”

Sharing the same instance, another user mentioned, “One of the family members did the same … Paid 2.5L for Rishita from UHNI. It took six months for the girl to find her soul mate. If I don’t go wrong they have been happily married for the last 6 years and have two kids.”

Yet another user said, “I have paid 11 k for son’s perposal advance. On successful perposal charge is 2 lakhs.”

The overall discussion in the comments section focused on how expensive weddings are in India.