In another bizarre tale from the world of 'wedding craziness,' a woman in China has demanded a 'hugging fee' from her ex-fiancé.
In China, it is common practice for the groom's family to give the bride a gift of money for their wedding. The woman in question had reportedly accepted a betrothal gift of 200,000 yuan (approximately BD10,600) from the groom's family when their marriage was fixed.
But just a few weeks before the wedding, the woman cancelled it. What happened next is what made the story go viral. According to the South China Morning Post, the woman agreed to return 170,000 yuan of the betrothal gift but insisted that she keep 30,000 yuan(BD1,598) as a "hugging fee".
The couple initially met in January through a matchmaker, and the wedding was planned for November. The hotel was booked, the invitations sent out, and the catering set when the woman decided to cancel the wedding, saying she "just didn't want to marry him."
The matchmaker, identified only as Wan, told the media that the "woman thought the man was too honest and had too little income."
"In terms of the bride price, she said she was willing to return it but would keep 30,000 yuan as a 'hugging fee'."
"I have introduced 1,000 couples in the past decade. Her family is the most picky one I have encountered. Her demand for a 30,000 yuan reduction is immoral," said Wan.
According to Wan, the ex-fiancé had only hugged her once: when the photographer asked him to do so during a photoshoot.
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