If you dream of expecting a dowry but it never arrives, this points to feelings of financial insecurity and a sense that the world offers you little warmth or support. You may be wrestling with anxieties about self-sufficiency and whether your needs will be met. If the dowry is received in your dream, however, take it as an encouraging sign — your current hopes and expectations are likely to come to fruition. Bear in mind that if this dream was consciously shaped by thoughts you were dwelling on before sleep, the symbolism may carry the inverse meaning from what you would otherwise expect.