Often times I hear of the mahr that, unfortunately, many sisters demand of their potential husbands, a man can be making 80k a year, and his potential wife will ask of him a mahr that equals up to 100k of jewelery, furtinture, services and so on, and it saddens me because, just like how many brothers today are manipulated to believe that sisters are inferior to them and should obey their commands without any reply, many sisters today develop this unrealistic idea, that a man should be willing to go above and beyond his actual capabilities to fulfill their demands, and this causes an empty vacuum:

On one hand, we have a group of sisters who deman unobtainable dowries, which makes it hard for them to get married.

On the other hand, we have a group of brothers who are incapable of fulfilling those dowries, which makes it hard for them to get married.

So please sisters, remember the sunnah, give your potentials a chance so you can both make a better future for each other, and if you make the right choices and ensure that your rights are fulfilled, trust me, it will be worth it.