The costs of marriage are caused by spinsterhood and marriage to foreign women

A survey study prepared by the Marriage Fund, specifically examining the level of awareness of young citizens about the necessity of changing negative customs related to the costs of marriage, warned of the danger of the phenomenon of high dowries at the societal level in the country, pointing out that the costs of marriage play the most prominent role in fueling the phenomenon of marriage to foreign women.

The Fund confirmed that the study provided results consistent with its objectives, and provided a number of answers to the questions raised by the study’s problem regarding the conditions for accepting marriage.

In detail, 91.7% of the young men included in the study confirmed that they do not understand the reason for the high value of dowries, while 86.8% believed that the high costs of marriage are the main reason for the delay in marriage among Emirati women.

86.1% indicated that group marriage contributes to reducing the costs of marriage, and 85.6% confirmed that the high costs of marriage lead to marriage to foreign women, while 73.3% of the respondents believed that the high costs of marriage are not commensurate with the conditions of contemporary life, and 72.6% of them pointed out that there is no objection. Accepting young people with limited financial capabilities. The study revealed that 85.6% of young people believe that the high costs of marriage lead to marriage to foreign women, and 73.3% of the respondents indicated that the high costs of marriage are not commensurate with the conditions of contemporary life. It also showed that the awareness rate of young citizens from the study sample regarding the problems resulting from customs The prevailing manifestations of extravagance, ostentation, and exaggeration in dowries and wedding costs amounted to more than 73%, which indicates that there are many positive changes that have affected Emirati society. The Minister of State and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Marriage Fund, Dr. Maitha Al Shamsi, confirmed that the importance of this study lies in its connection to the issue of marriage and its requirements, which has become a problem that worries young people, and makes thinking about marriage stressful for young people and their families, in light of the significant and increasing cost of marriage. She explained that the Marriage Fund is trying, through this study, to know the vision of young people and the extent of their awareness of this problem, and to reveal their tendencies towards changing negative habits related to the costs of marriage, with the aim of taking the necessary measures to educate young people and their families, by working to persuade them to reduce the manifestations of extravagance and spend money in inappropriate ways. Her place.

The results of the study indicated that 88% of the respondents believed that housing, affection, and compassion were the most important conditions for accepting marriage. 72.6% also indicated that there is no objection to accepting young men with limited financial capabilities, and 61.6% of the respondents requested that the person’s commitment to morals and religious principles be sufficient to accept him as a husband.

Regarding covering the dowry and marriage requirements, 74.7% of them indicated that parents should not exaggerate the value of the dowry for their daughters, and 52.8% confirmed that there is some kind of bragging about high dowries in some families.

Regarding the marriage ceremony and its requirements, 86.3% of the respondents believed that the wife’s family could contribute to bearing part of the costs of the marriage, and 71% believed that it would be better to change the customs that impose on the young man about to get married to bear the full expenses of the marriage, while 70% believed that it was necessary to The young man about to get married will bear all the costs of marriage.

As for family problems associated with the costs of marriage, 96% of the study sample indicated that a successful marriage is achieved by adherence to principles, values, and respect between spouses, and is not achieved by the costs of marriage. 93% of the respondents confirmed that successful families are founded on good relationships and moral principles, and not focusing on the value of the dowry. Or costs.

91% of the respondents stressed the need for young people to coordinate with the Marriage Fund because of its impact on achieving family stability, and 91% believed that the problem of delaying the age of marriage for Emirati women requires awareness-raising efforts to confront the culture of high costs, and 90% of them said that families should not insist on achieving Material requests that have no return. 88.3% stated that it is possible for the wife’s family to participate in providing some of the wedding supplies, and 82% believed that it is better not to force the husband to bear the full costs of the marriage. 76.5% indicated that the costs of marriage have a direct relationship with the conditions for accepting marriage, and 60.8% confirmed that gifts and the financial value they represent are negative habits in the costs of marriage, and 60.2% considered that the wedding ceremony and its requirements are the reason for the exorbitant costs of marriage. While 48.5% attributed the high value of the dowry as one of the reasons for the high costs of marriage.

The Marriage Fund Foundation confirmed that the study revealed a number of issues and problems resulting from being led into an alien negative culture, represented by adhering to undesirable appearances, which led to competition between families over some kind of material manifestations for organizing the marriage ceremony. 66% of the study sample stressed the necessity of accepting marriage with its requirements, despite their awareness of the necessity of changing negative habits, and 78% pointed out that there is a close relationship between the phenomenon of delaying the age of marriage for female citizens and the exaggeration of the costs of marriage, while 54% of the respondents believed that it is not necessary to The phenomenon of spinsterhood is a direct result of the costs of marriage.

The study recommended raising the awareness of young citizens to change negative customs that are alien to the cultural heritage, related to the costs of marriage, the necessity of developing programs to raise the level of awareness among Emirati youth to abandon the manifestations of extravagance and extravagance in organizing wedding parties, and directing the media to develop programs to develop patriotic sentiment and increase awareness among young people and their families of the negative aspects. Customs and traditions related to marriage ceremonies.

The recommendations called for expanding community awareness of the role played by the “Marriage Fund Foundation” in supporting the Emirati family, developing patriotic sentiment, preparing programs or media messages aimed at spreading awareness among members of Emirati society about the negative effects that result from increasing the costs of marriage, and encouraging initiatives and activities. And activities with partners, which enhance youth culture towards facilitating marriage matters and rejecting negative customs and cultures to confront the increasing costs of marriage.

The recommendations stressed the importance of calling for expanding the organization of group weddings under the supervision of the Marriage Fund, and focusing on spreading positive moral values ​​in Emirati society by activating this in the “We are at your service” program, which provides a wide space for communication with young people.