The ideal of marriage partner in fairy tales

Three forms of marriage are reflected in fairy tales. In case of matrilocal marriage (i.e., the bride or her father chooses the bridegroom who remains in the bride's kin), the one who improves the condition of the bride or her kin, or the one who stands a very strong test gets the bride. The extraordinary girls look for the bridegroom who can dominate them. During the transitional form of marriage, the girls are allowed to tell what kind of bridegroom they prefer, but they move to the husband's kin.[...]Vytauto Didžiojo universiteta