Prenup on the cheap?

duchy

Amara wrote: »

Why everything in marriage has to be shared? Why people don't like pre-nups so much? What's wrong with wanting to protect yourself , just in case?
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Because that is what marriage is- the financial union of two people. It's a legal contract.

If people don't want to be joint financial partners then why bother entering into the contract of marriage ?

The marriage vows say "til death do us part"

So if you don't want joint finances and think you may not be making a lifelong commitment - why bother with marriage ?

Socially there's no real barrier to living together unwed any more so apart from wanting to be the centre of attention for one expensive day -what's the point if it isn't a contract you want to sign up for ?

Amara

Of course . Marriage is a legal agreement - and law changes all the time. There're countries, where pre-nups are legal and people use them, does it mean their law is bad? Or countries, where , what was yours before wedding , is still only yours after wedding and should marriage is dissolved , stays with you. So, I guess, if someone with little money marries someone rich and asks him/her to make sign pre-nup : should we divorce, we'll share everything 50/50, if rich person disagrees, it means doesn't love , because doesn't want to share everything ?
I don't believe absolutely everything has to be shared in marriage . What has to be shared is love and commitment .

Mojisola

Amara wrote: »

I don't believe absolutely everything has to be shared in marriage .

You might not believe it but that's the law in this country.

fairy_lights

Amara wrote: »

I don't believe absolutely everything has to be shared in marriage . What has to be shared is love and commitment .

But isn't that the whole point of marriage, legally committing to share your life and everything in it with another person?
If you just want the love and commitment then you don't need to get married.