Chinese PhD's €88,000 dowry request makes Dutch boyfriend flee
A Chinese PhD student studying in the Netherlands found herself in a surprising situation after requesting a significant dowry from her Dutch boyfriend, leading him to call the police and flee.
The woman, born in 1991 and pursuing her doctoral studies abroad through a government scholarship, had previously married a man in China with a dowry of 660,000 yuan (approximately €88,000) before moving overseas. However, the marriage ended in divorce after four years. Seeking to settle in the Netherlands, she began dating a local man, hoping to start a family and secure residency through marriage.
The couple cohabitated, and upon discovering her pregnancy, she decided to uphold her cultural traditions by requesting a dowry before marriage. However, her request was for €88,000 (around 680,000 yuan), a sum that shocked her Dutch boyfriend.
The sizable financial demand prompted her boyfriend to flee, leaving her and the unborn child behind. He even reported the situation to the local authorities, possibly due to misunderstanding the cultural practice or perceiving it as a form of extortion. The experience likely deterred him from engaging with Chinese or other Asian women in the future, given the financial burden he encountered.
Despite the challenges, the PhD student remained consistent in her expectations. She had asked her Chinese ex-husband for a 660,000 yuan dowry and did not lower her standards for her Dutch boyfriend. Her decision not to forgo or reduce the dowry reflects her principles and refusal to adopt double standards based on nationality. Nonetheless, this choice comes with the consequence of raising a child alone in a foreign country, illustrating the cultural clash and personal costs associated with such traditions.
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