Marriage is not just a good foundation to a lasting romantic relationship, but it has lifetime effects on personal wealth too. It changes the way we own property and should be the reason for handling it with much caution. People take years building their assets that it would be a painful experience losing all this in a matter of hours when a spouse chooses to walk out of the marriage.
Divorce is on a high in the World today and it has gotten many spouses tremendous riches as a result of claim to the assets included in a marriage contract. A marital contract which is in community of property ensures that all the assets owned by either of the couple obtained before or after the marriage are shared equally. So before you give in to the pressure of marrying off your beloved, understand the terms of the marriage and make it a point to have a discussion on this contract.
There are provisions of not involving property if the couple chooses to. A marriage by ante-nuptial agreement with or without accrual specifies the terms of property whether it should be shared equally when the marriage ends. Most modern couples take this direction.
Take it upon yourself to understand the terms of the marriage before marrying her off.