How do you feel about the idea of a 'bride price'/dowry? Support or reject?

A 'bride price', otherwise known as a dowry, is a payment made by a man to the family of a woman he wishes to marry. This may be done for a number of reasons, religious and otherwise. It can be given as a sign of respect to the woman's family. It may act as compensation for the woman's inability to work during pregnancy and motherhood. It can prove to the woman and her family that she will be well taken care of in marriage. The woman's family will often give all or some of the money directly back to her, and it will then be considered her own. The concept has died out in a lot of countries but still continues in places like China. Men are often willing to pay higher amounts to marry a woman who is a virgin, very beautiful, or from an influential family. Some say the bride price is anti-feminist, as it compares women to property to be bought and sold. The money may also become a point of contention within the marriage, with the husband claiming that the bride owes him many children, constant sex, emotional labour, etc. Others say it empowers women, as the money gives the bride many life options, including to leave the marriage if she wishes. What are your thoughts? Would you like to receive a dowry? Would you support it if it became an expectation in your country? Or do you already live somewhere with this rule?