“I think it’s obvious BPT was being facetious”
“Hes not serious”
Not kidding, and am very serious. Its time we as a community start linking rewards / compensation to the extent of the product that is delivered.
No young couple should have a “pricetag” greater than $1500. They have yet to prove themselves, and should be treated as such.
And since it was mentioned, IMHO the scale of gifts / weddings need also be scaled back, as a young couple does not deserve the launch package that exceeds the kallahs annual salary. In most cases, the chosson has no salary to speak of, so anything he gets, should be greeted with humilty and gratitude.
Best bocher? Yeah, him and 10,000 others just like him.
Proof is in the results. By rewarding kids with such bounty that is not linked to any reality sets the stage for a warped sense of entitlement.
And as far as living in BP or not, lets put it this way: When I first moved in to BP, men worked after the wedding, and your reward was a result of your efforts. Not a result of “what the market will bear”, or how much you can extort from your in-laws.
So I’m not trying to change things; I’m trying to getback to where we were before the mess we currently have on our hands.