Prenup,Prenuptual Agreement

Personally I can understand how someone would wish to protect significant assets or their interests in general ; but if you have even the slightest doubt that you can trust your potential spouse to be your life partner then why get married in the first place? Marriage is about two people becoming one, trust, mutual respect and shared responsibilities. To me having to go through the process of each signing a prenuptial agreement is tantamount to assuming that the marriage will eventually fail. A statement in your question is "Love should never be equated with money....." I agree. In my opinion, going down the prenuptial agreement path actually makes it ALL about money.

We didn't have one because neither of us had anything to start with. But if he had money or whatever and wanted to have one, I'd be ok with that. Things happen, and I wouldn't want him to worry that I would go nutso on him. His ex went nuts and it took him years to trust anyone again.

I agree with you, if my partner (he wouldn't anyway) asked me to sign a prenup, I'd think he didn't trust me, but a relationship is based on trust, so that would be the end of that.

I think money and love should not mix so you must sign the prenup. Keep things in clear and no mushy wooshy talks should interfere where money comes in. You can not live on air and love, you have a stomach to feed to so better keep heart and stomach at their respective places. With so many divorces and cheatings going on these days one must sign a prenup. Its only fair to the one you love. I think its true reflection of your sincere affection and honesty and trust.

A prenuptial agreement or antenuptial agreement, commonly abbreviated to prenup or prenupt, is a contract entered into by two people prior to marriage or civil union. The content of a prenuptial agreement can vary widely, but commonly includes provisions for the division of property should the couple divorce and any rights to spousal support during or after the dissolution of marriage. ** i would sign the contract after all i wont nid his money ( only his body) hahaha!

i will sign it bcoz it will prevent lot of ugliness later on if the relationship sours..

Years ago, when I first became aware of prenups, I thought it was the most insulting thing I had ever heard. I still do feel that it takes away something from the romantic part of the marriage. However, we are seeing all the time, rich couples who decide to cheat on each other, or whatever, and then the battle for money control is on. Now it would be better to draw up an agreement before the marriage, when both partners are feeling good about each other, and possibly find something that will be fair to both parties, in the event the marriage ends in the future.

Before we married, I asked my husband for a pre-nuptial agreement. My reasoning was that we each had our own lives before, and the pre-nup was a good way of making sure that we both put our finances out in the open for the other to see. We each owned our own homes and property and had our own money, so to us it made sense. In my opinion, it made the marriage less about money (because there were no financial surprises) and more about love and the fact that we were marrying for love, not money or financial dependence.

True love, if only we lived in a perfect world! People change, we change, everything changes with time. So what is wrong with a prenup? It only protects you from financial loss. I think if you are marrying a guy or a gal who is not financially your equal, then it is a must that you have a prenup. Financial matters are the most common cause of disagreements/quarrels between partners. So it is a must, it may even make for a better marriage, because the financial arrangements are already clarified. Even if you are an equal partner financially speaking, a prenup may still be good for you unless both of you agree to provide equally, in line with your incomes for the household, because traditionally, it is the man who provides financially and the woman may expect to be provided for, without any contribution from her, or a nominal contribution from her - which is not fair, is it? So then she would keep accumulating her wealth, while the man would lose a great deal in providing for the family. These are complex issues.

I do not, but sometimes it does work in favor of weak and helpless partner.

I think it's a good thing to sign it. You don't know what's going to happen in the years to come. People change, people fall out of love, people fight, people start hating each other. I think most marriages today end up in divorce. OK, maybe not most, but still a lot. Back in the day of my grandmothers, people never got divorced even if they were unhappy or abused by their spouses because it was an embarrassment and/or they'd be excommunicated from church. You know, even today, being divorced, especially for women, is still considered shameful and divorced women are often considered "damaged, second hand goods". But I digress :P A signed, legally binding agreement before marriage is a good idea. Like I said, you don't know the future and this protects the rights of both people involved.

I really do think that this is an insulting peace of paper. You would feel insulted because this goes to show that the person you are marrying does not trust you, therefore the need to sign these papers prior to marriage. If you truly love someone and would like to start a life together, you are ready to commit your whole self which entails,body mind and money.

I would sign one. I have no clue why people see it as "unromantic" or "it takes the love and trust out of it", and I believe love should be as logical as it is emotional. I highly doubt I would get married without one. I don't trust the courts, for one thing, and as much as I would be committed, I can't control what my wife does, and a situation might come up leading to a divorce that's totally out of my control. It's like getting car insurance - getting car insurance is not "I know I'm going to crash it", it's being prepared in case something out of your control happens. Same thing with the prenup. Nobody gets married thinking they are going to get divorced. And I mean nobody. A prenup is "marriage insurance", basically.