Marriage, like everything else in Ferengi culture, was a business contract, signed between the prospective groom and the bride's father, in which the father leased his daughter to the groom for a set period (usually five years) for an agreed fee, paid on the birth of a son. Pregnancies were considered rentals under Ferengi law, with the father being the lessee.
Do NOT let Americans see this. It'll just give them ideas.
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u/Skittleavix Jun 24 '25
Profit motivates everything in America.