No, it shouldn’t make her happy. She’s being treated like an object to be bought by a creep. It’s like telling women catcalling is a compliment. It’s fucking not.

Hew dad is selling her off “with” a car, not “for” a car. Dowry assuemes that a girl is a burden, and for a father has to pay the groom to transfer the burden of his daughter on to the groom. FYL, OP. I fervently hope that the wedding does not go through.

If you people would stop assuming you know everything and perhaps look at her country of origin and read a little bit: you would actually learn something, from the Wikipedia on Philippines Courtship. The dowry, as a norm in the Philippines, is provided by the groom's family.[4] For the Filipino people, marriage is a union of two families, not just of two persons. Therefore, marrying well "enhances the good name" of both families.

Nope. For a car. And the fml wouldn’t make sense any other way.

My ex is actually from Manila, and this is by no means the norm over there even among the wealthy....

So is her dad if he really is considering this because of a Ferrari...

I'm not sure what this has to do with "nice guys".

Different cultures do dowries differently. It’s usually the groom’s family “buying” the bride from her family.

No, a dower is for if she outlives her husband.

From the Wikipedia article on Philippine Courtship: The dowry, as a norm in the Philippines, is provided by the groom's family.[4] For the Filipino people, marriage is a union of two families, not just of two persons. Therefore, marrying well "enhances the good name" of both families.

THAT'S what you have a problem with??? Terminology.??

It’s called a bride price. It predates written record. But hey, why would she know her life 🙄

That is the best example os mansplaing that I have seen

There are already several comments explaining how dowry works in the Philippines. You should read before you post!