Why would any woman want to be Christian?

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Yes, the man is being punished for ruining a future sale, and has to pay a price (which, based on the various commandments, will vary, depending if she is a virgin, a widow (who may or may not be a virgin), a divorced woman, or the daughter of a Kohen.) The courts will decide and award the affected party (the father, not the girl), that money.

In this case it specifically says the price for a virgin.

Given that she is now ruined goods, the father can decide, not the girl, if it is in HIS best interest to give her over to the creep and get the full amount

It says he gets the full amount either way.

I did not disagree with that. As stated, the father has the financial incentive to find someone else because he got the price as decided by the courts. "Bride Price" is on a sliding scale as indicated by other verses.

So if she was at the high end, say 200 shekels, then the father would get that. In the other verse, we see the father would get the additional 50 shekels as well as a penalty against the perpetrator.

If she was not a virgin, then there is no transaction, since the value of her goods in a future sale remains unchanged. Not even for rape if they were encountered after the fact, if you stick to the plain meaning of the text. Additional Rabbinical laws were enacted centuries later.