Don't dowries go to the woman's family? [ She squints. ] Some bastard gives my dad some money and thinks he's allowed to treat me like shit for it, he's got another think comin'. Like I wouldn't straight up Lorena Bobbitt a dude and smile while I do.

[ She glances to the side, eyebrows raised archly as she takes another sip. No, only a very stupid man would try to mistreat Julie. She might be easy prey for manipulative demons, but she has no qualms destroying a regular old human man on the spot. ]

Yeah, In-vitro fertilization. Like, test tube babies? Babies without the fun part, basically. But real useful for rich gay dudes who only marry women to pump out some kids. They pay a lady to carry the baby and give birth, then they get their kid and they never have to really deal with havin' women they don't want around.