"How Much Is an Appropriate Wedding Gift Money?"... Conflicting Answers Between Singles and Married People

Here is the next hot topic.

We have brought up a very heated topic today.

It is about wedding congratulatory money.

How much do you usually give when you go to a wedding these days?

How much do you think is appropriate?

However, the answers varied significantly from 130,000 won to 290,000 won depending on marital status.

A matchmaking company surveyed 500 unmarried people and 500 married people about wedding congratulatory money.

First, let us assume the relationship is that of a friend.

And suppose you are attending the wedding in person.

How much do you think is appropriate?

Unmarried respondents said an average of 130,000 won.

Married respondents answered an average of 290,000 won.

That is a difference of more than double.

Unmarried men and women said that their top criteria when deciding the amount of congratulatory money are closeness with the person and the length of time they have known each other.

Following that, they consider things like whether the person will attend their own wedding in the future and whether they handed them a physical wedding invitation.

On the other hand, what about married people?

They stated that intimacy and the nature of the relationship with the other person have the biggest impact.

Following that, they take into consideration how much that person gave when they got married and whether they will be accompanied by a companion.

Naturally, married individuals have actually experienced weddings firsthand, so living costs that they have felt in reality are reflected. In addition, since married people often attend with their spouses and have meals together, the matchmaking company explained that the baseline amount for congratulatory money was calculated to be relatively high.
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