the process of marrying usually involves asking the young woman's consent, introducing the woman to the man's family and the same for the man to the woman's family, testing the bride's character, checking the woman's family background, and paying the brides' wealth. typically speaking, bride wealth is more symbolic. nonetheless, kola nuts, wine, goats, and chickens, among other things, are listed in the proposal, as well. negotiating the bride wealth can also take more than one day, giving both parties time for a ceremonial feast. marriages were sometimes arranged from birth through negotiation of the two families. however, after a series of interviews conducted in the 1990s with 250 igbo women, it was found that 94.4% of that sample population disapproved of arranged marriages.