The following items explore the history of material contributions to marriage from both husband and wife, and thier respective families. The traditional contribution of dowry toward a conjugal fund helped to support the married couple — this in contrast to the more recent trend of “romantic love marriages” where typically women bring no material contributions to the relationship table.

VIDEOS AND ARTICLES

– The Dowry System Makes For Wedded Bliss – by Dorothy Dix (1932)
– Dowry System Favored As A “Good Investment” – by Dorothy Dix (1935)
– Decline In Dowry Practice Linked To Rise In Romantic Love – J. Balwick (1975)
– A Discussion on Marital History with Paul Elam & Shah
– What Does She Brings to the Table? ~ Discussion with Paul Elam & Shah
– Romantic Gynocentrism vs. The Dowry ~ Stream by This Is Shah
– What Is Dowry? : Women & Rules of Modern Dating ~ by “It’s Complicated”
– Romantic Love vs. Material Interest in Nineteeth-Century Germany – by This Is Shah
– Dowry Debate: The Newspaper Articles – by This Is Shah

‘GOLD PILL’ PHILOSOPHY

– Taking the Gold Pill: A Paradigm Shift in Understanding Relationships
– A very short definition of the ‘gold pill’
– Gold Pill Credo on Reddit (by iTrebor)
– Shah: Why the Gold Pill?
– The Gold Pill: Rebuilding Relationships with Ancient Wisdom (by Ahmed Mohtaseb)