04-24-2011 at 04:25 PM
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Signing a Prenuptial Agreement
Would you ever ask your future partner to sign a prenup?
If he or she asked you to sign a prenup, would you sign it? How would you react?
I was just reading some articles about this (lol don't ask me, i was bored), and I was wondering what the MI community thought about it.
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04-24-2011 at 04:26 PM
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Wow... MI topics are going deep, yo.
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04-24-2011 at 04:26 PM
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I guess only in situations where the difference in assets that each partner brings to the marriage is huge. There's too many gold diggers out there.
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04-24-2011 at 05:42 PM
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I wouldn't ever ask ayone to sign a prenup. I have nothing of value that anyone would want anyway.
As for signing one, yes, I would. But only if my husband had a lot of money or something like that. I don't see the point in signing one unless you have lots of financial assets. Money isn't a big deal to me, so I don't really care.
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04-24-2011 at 05:50 PM
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I don't see why not. For sure if I won the lotto before I was married?
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04-24-2011 at 06:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kathy2
Money isn't a big deal to me, so I don't really care.
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At first I was like,
then I was like,
Your still an ignorant little baby and know nothing of the cruel real world. You will realize this sometime in your mid 20's. Real talk.
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04-24-2011 at 06:15 PM
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I doubt many of us have enough for it to matter, I have no intentions of signing one unless I end up getting married considerably later than I originally intended
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04-24-2011 at 07:35 PM
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If I trust somebody enough to marry them, I trust them enough to know they're not a gold-digger.
Unless your an old rich guy marrying a young model you barely trust, a situation I'd never find myself in, I don't foresee an instance where it would be necessary.
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04-24-2011 at 07:42 PM
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Yes, absolutely. I would not enter a marriage without one. If my fiancee didn't understand that and wouldn't go through with a pre-nup, then there are clearly problems.
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04-24-2011 at 08:04 PM
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I will be getting one since im a multimillionaire athelete . But if i was a normal uni student i don't think i would.
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04-24-2011 at 08:13 PM
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If me and my partner are going into the marriage with little or no assets, then probably not, but if we are then I would probably be open to signing one.
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04-24-2011 at 09:04 PM
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When i marry, the prenuptial agreement will say: Whatever the **** happens EVER, under ANY circumstance, my money is my money. And here is my wifes signature that she will not be getting anything ever. Unless i buy her something myself willingly.
I hope prince williams gets a prenup or hes going to end up like his father.
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04-24-2011 at 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by LBJ.MVP
I will be getting one since im a multimillionaire athelete . But if i was a normal uni student i don't think i would.
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LOL not trying to pick you you, but being athletic has nothing to do with these agreements.
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04-24-2011 at 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by J-Met
If I trust somebody enough to marry them, I trust them enough to know they're not a gold-digger.
Unless your an old rich guy marrying a young model you barely trust, a situation I'd never find myself in, I don't foresee an instance where it would be necessary.
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Sometimes things can go wrong even if they are not gold diggers. Like some people marry with the best intentions, but when they get a divorce all they think about is screwing the ex over. Specially if the reason they are getting a divorce is something that causes a lot of resentment, like the spouse cheating, for example, or some sort of violence in the relationship.
So if this spouse is devastated, who is to say he or she won't try to take the house, the car and things like that?
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04-24-2011 at 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by lizziepizzie
Yes, absolutely. I would not enter a marriage without one. If my fiancee didn't understand that and wouldn't go through with a pre-nup, then there are clearly problems.
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You know, his refusal to sign, from your perspective, would appear to be a problem arising from the fact that he's untrustworthy...But from his perspective, your prenup indicates trust issues and could be a slap in the face.
People are different... if he's all for a prenup and it's something you discuss prior to the engagement, then it's fine... But if it comes out of left field, and you can't concede your side on such an issue...then yes, there are clearly problems.
Just something to ponder, if you've already decided you don't trust the guy before you know him**.
**EDIT: I don't mean to imply anything about your current relationship status. I'm remarking on the rather bold statement, that "I would not enter a marriage without one" which implies that no matter who it is (even someone you've never met before), you'd get one.
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