From the legal point of view, it is necessary to return the bride price, because the bride price is given for the purpose of marriage, not for marriage registration, not living together, the woman needs to return the bride price. Sleeping does not mean that the two sides have lived together, so in actual judicial practice, the court will require the woman to return a certain bride price according to the actual situation.
Does the woman have to return the bride price after getting engaged
The bride price is refunded if she sleeps after engagement.
If the marriage is not legally registered and the woman does not live together, the bride price shall be returned.
Article 10 of the Supreme People's Court's Interpretation of Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates: "Where a party requests the return of the dowry paid in accordance with custom, the People's Court shall support it if the following circumstances are identified:
(1) Both parties fail to go through the formalities for marriage registration;
(2) Both parties have gone through the marriage registration procedures but do not live together;
(3) Payment made before marriage and causing hardship to the payer.
Therefore, in actual judicial practice, if the woman sleeps after engagement and then divorces, the court will require the woman to return a certain dowry according to the actual situation.
Of course, in real life, if the two people are engaged and live together, and the man inexplicably proposes to retire, then according to customs, the woman will not return the bride price, so the specific situation needs to be looked at specifically.