Simping is a giant waste of money.
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Wait till the diseases kick in.
Depends on the culture. Some places the parents pay the groom to rid them of their daughter, in other places the groom has to pay them (presumably for having had to raise her to that age).
For working class people, the purpose of a dowry was to make sure the new husband had the resources to take care of the daughter so they didn't starve. It was literally, "here's a couple of goats to get you through the winter. After that you're on your own."
For wealthier people, a dowry was effectively paying the husband for access to his position in society. In both cases, it was about making sure the woman would be able to live in the style she was accustomed to.