To analyze the phenomenon from a sociological viewpoint, in olden times many couples were brought together by matchmakers, neither of them even knowing what the other looked like before the wedding ceremony. Thus the custom of the family invading the bridal chamber had the function of breaking down the feelings of unfamiliarity between the couple.
從社會學觀點分析，當時男女結秦晉之好多由媒人撮合，新人在婚禮之前，連對方長什麼樣子都不知道，因此才會有透過親戚鬧洞房，化解兩人陌生感覺的鬧房習俗。