Good that you broght it up..I was considering this...yeah although we are emoitonal and highly dramatical about social issues..the rights for women are particualrly no where..In most cases in nepal ..the buhari brings in a petty dowry and hubby will be responsible for her rest of her life..the father of the bride gives her away saying " paley punya ....marrey paap..."..or whatver.. suddenly..now the girl is driven by independence the modern nepali dads give her...education, freeedom of expressing..which is good..and also bad..if the hubby can keep up with her expectations..this issue ..doesn't have to be discussed... In the same way...some nepali boys marry ..girls.. who are well education and a little bank balance ..but if she stops earning or increasing the balance...that cud be a problem.. Basically we are heading towards equality in society..men and women..i think its best to put down everything in paper for both parties..what is viable and what is not..not just fianncial things..but other issues..like will she be able to take care of sasus sasura well..will she comprise..will he. work towrads securing the future of the faamily...will she...are they both ready to give up singlehoood...extensive socilaizing..will she be happy with his pay..will he be happy with hers.. Even if you do not legally do the paperwork..its still good to put down everything to the last detail..so you end up with the same person with the rest of the life.... sounds like a lot of fun to me!! I belive in having lot of life experiences....career / education or otherwise before getting into a marriage. BUT I Strongly also believe in the fact that Marriage is for Keeps.So do your homework properly!!!