We’re at a family reunion and some dude asked my dad when I was getting married and with a totally straight face my dad was like “we’re just going to give her to whichever young man can provide us with the largest flock of goats”
my mum nearly sold me to a tribe of African warriors in Kenya in exchange for 100 giraffes because she can’t speak Swahili but I escaped
When my mom and I were in Greece some guy offered 10 camels for me
I don’t remember the specifics but my college friend told a story about a gypsy guy who wanted to buy her from her parents when she was 15.
a taxi driver in turkey tried to explain to me in halting english how much a catch his son was and looked at my parents asking rather politely if he and i could get married. i was about 14