Why do Uncles show up when dowry is mentioned?

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How many of you ladies feel like being sold by their parents when your spouse and his team show up for dowry negotiations? Personally, if a man ever comes to my home to ask for my hand in marriage and I start hearing some shillings and wealth being mentioned, I think I will go berserk! All because I can't stand being equated to some earthly belonging just to satisfy the need of others.

Recently, I accompanied a friend to her home, we had gone to receive visitors from her man's home who had accompanied her man to go and ask for her hand in marriage. Everything was going on just well on the material day until the two sides refused to come to an agreement about her bride price.