There was an interesting, albeit sad, breakup of a wedding, at the wedding, that ended up in beis din.
The groom had 180,000nis written into the kesuba as the amount he would give her in case of divorce or his death.
At the chuppa, after the actual marriage, the bride did not like discovering that her kesuba was worth "just" 180k. She demanded 555,000nis instead. She claimed she was insisting on that amount in order to thwart any potential evil eye.
The argument deteriorated and the husband left.
A divorce claim was immediately filed in the beis din, along with an alimony claim of 500,000nis, in addition to the 180,000nis promised in the kesuba. She also claimed that he had caused her material loss, as she paid a lot of money for the wedding that was all lost.
The beis din decided neither side owed the other money, as they had both taken significant losses.
source: Behadrei
Does anybody have any idea what is "anti ayin hara" about the number 555,000? I have no idea. In fact, it seems strange to me that demanding more money can be against ayin hara. It seems more likely to me that more money would cause greater ayin hara.
It is sad that a relationship has to break up like that so quickly over such an argument.
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