When I was younger, I used to think dowry & greedy grooms are part of Indian culture only, but later on realized that dowry is part of all the affluent classes of the world where men believe in acquiring a ready made easy fortune without any hard work. Read Sir Charles Dickens' novel or meet those American guys whose university education totally depends on finding an earning wife. These are all one & same things. Greed is there in all human hearts in some or the other form & the weakest will always get exploited. Weakness may be physical or emotional.We cannot eliminate greed, but we can eliminate weakness.Why do women think that they need support to live their life? The whole problem & it's solution lies in this question & it's answer.