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re: Why doesn’t everyone sign a pre-nup?
Posted on 4/22/24 at 12:49 pm to TN Tygah
Posted on 4/22/24 at 12:49 pm to TN Tygah
Two reasons:
1) When most people get married neither of them have shite; and
2) if you’re thinking about how you want things to play out if you get divorced in the future, probably shouldn’t be getting married in the first place.
1) When most people get married neither of them have shite; and
2) if you’re thinking about how you want things to play out if you get divorced in the future, probably shouldn’t be getting married in the first place.
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Posted on 4/22/24 at 12:50 pm to TN Tygah
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You are aware that the divorce rate is over 50%, right? I keep forgetting most of the people I’m responding to have never left Louisiana.
Are you implying that people in Louisiana don’t get divorced as often?
Posted on 4/22/24 at 12:52 pm to TN Tygah
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I keep forgetting most of the people I’m responding to have never left Louisiana.
One of these days I hope to visit Picayune, MS before I die.
Posted on 4/22/24 at 12:52 pm to TheOcean
Curious question.
What marriage are you on? First, Second..???
What marriage are you on? First, Second..???
Posted on 4/22/24 at 12:53 pm to TN Tygah
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Why doesn’t everyone sign a pre-nup?
not me, because i plan to marry a hot rich woman
Posted on 4/22/24 at 12:58 pm to SquatchDawg
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2) if you’re thinking about how you want things to play out if you get divorced in the future, probably shouldn’t be getting married in the first place.
I suppose I was setting myself up for responses like the second half of your post.
I don’t think anyone gets married planning to get divorced. But 50% of marriages fail. They did not all get prenups. They did not all get into it thinking they would get divorced. They were not all stupid ideas to begin with.
This happens because no matter what, no person has 100% control over whether the marriage lasts or not. It’s impossible to. I don’t care how sacred each person is, as long as people are flawed beings, there is potential for things to go sour.
Posted on 4/22/24 at 12:59 pm to bbvdd
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Introduces doubt at the very beginning of the marriage. Marriage is hard enough as it is, why would want something that is just going to make it harder.
Only introduces doubt because we have culturally created a situation where it’s somehow insulting to follow anything but the generic laws without being “insulting”
Biggest contract of your life and you have to leave the lot with whatever Uncle Sam defaults
Whereas a well crafted agreement that limits prosperous ways to bail may be better for the actual commitment to the relationship
Posted on 4/22/24 at 12:59 pm to TN Tygah
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The only downside to me seems like women don’t like it
And they have 100% of the pussy.
Posted on 4/22/24 at 1:00 pm to TN Tygah
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I’m not looking for a cynical “sign a prenup, because all women are whores” response, also not looking for “if you need to sign a prenup she’s a whore” response, I’m just looking for genuine answers.
Is there some kind of legal downside to it? The only downside to me seems like women don’t like it.
Well, we didn't have shite when we got married, so it was unnecessary. Probably the case for a lot of folks.
Posted on 4/22/24 at 1:00 pm to TN Tygah
I totally get it, but it’s just not something you normally think about unless it’s one of the cases where there’s money for the kids from a previous marriage….I could see that.
I tell you what, after you propose bring up the prenup conversation with your fiancé and then report back on how that goes.
I tell you what, after you propose bring up the prenup conversation with your fiancé and then report back on how that goes.
Posted on 4/22/24 at 1:01 pm to StringedInstruments
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Are you implying that people in Louisiana don’t get divorced as often?
I’m implying that there’s a sheltered, old fashioned population in Louisiana that blindly does things a certain way because “that’s just not what you do” even if reality says marriages aren’t as dependable and controllable as they tell us in Sunday school.
The person I responded to scoffed at the fact that I like my odds with my current lady, as if to say, “if you like your odds you wouldn’t be posting this.” Tell that to the 50%, I guess?
Thought it was a reasonable question.
Posted on 4/22/24 at 1:01 pm to TN Tygah
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but all the shite I had before I met her?
Isn’t subject to marital property division in a divorce, at least not in Louisiana.
I have zero problems with prenups. The easiest way to not get (as) screwed in divorce is probably to marry someone with similar earning potential. There’s no real point in raiding each other’s retirement accounts, etc., if you’re contributing fairly equally.
Posted on 4/22/24 at 1:03 pm to LaLadyinTx
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Well, we didn't have shite when we got married, so it was unnecessary. Probably the case for a lot of folks.
Correct, and in that scenario it's fairly meaningless since any wealth, assets you have were created/earned/acquired during the marriage and would be considered community property.
Posted on 4/22/24 at 1:03 pm to TN Tygah
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quote:
Are you implying that people in Louisiana don’t get divorced as often?
I’m implying that there’s a sheltered, old fashioned population in Louisiana that blindly does things a certain way because “that’s just not what you do” even if reality says marriages aren’t as dependable and controllable as they tell us in Sunday school.
As opposed to where?
Posted on 4/22/24 at 1:03 pm to GreenRockTiger
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Because I think we had $350 in our bank accounts put together
Waffle House really doesn't pay the bills.
Posted on 4/22/24 at 1:04 pm to TN Tygah
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You are aware that the divorce rate is over 50%, right?
I keep forgetting most of the people I’m responding to have never left Louisiana.
The gif is of Kevin Samuels. Some may not be familiar. He would tell you, at 37 and especially if your partner is younger w kid(s), to absolutely do a PN. And he's a riot BTW. Goes straight HAM on today's women. Terrific comedy on YouTube.
Posted on 4/22/24 at 1:05 pm to TN Tygah
It actually should become standard practice for the simple fact that marriage is basically signing a contract that can have legal consequences. We need a generational movement.
Posted on 4/22/24 at 1:06 pm to TN Tygah
Neither my wife nor I had truly significant assets before we got married, so there wasn’t a strong need. Plus, being an attorney, that power imbalance would have felt kind of icky.
Now, were something to happen and I got remarried in the future? Absolutely.
Now, were something to happen and I got remarried in the future? Absolutely.
Posted on 4/22/24 at 1:12 pm to SixthAndBarone
In times past in Europe.. only the royals and very wealthy had marriage contracts. Most of the time the women in those marriages retained their own property.
The poors got married by the priest or pastor at the church.
Marriage has two parts.
Financial and Spiritual
The Financial (Man/Human domain)
The Spiritual (God's domain)
Our society has bastardized marriage and people today just don't get it.
The poors got married by the priest or pastor at the church.
Marriage has two parts.
Financial and Spiritual
The Financial (Man/Human domain)
The Spiritual (God's domain)
Our society has bastardized marriage and people today just don't get it.
Posted on 4/22/24 at 1:12 pm to TN Tygah
I think a couple of posters actually understood what you were getting at. The rest gave the typical buffoon answers we all know and love.
You make an excellent observation. Given the divorce rate, and the proliferate confusion in the division of assets that follow, some more clarity on the issue would definitely help.
Passing a law this might be the best way to get the stigma removed. When someone complains about a prenup, just say it is required by state law. Then give the marrying public a framework on how to assign ownership/division of assets at time of divorce. And Presto! Divorce Lawyers lose their jobs!
You make an excellent observation. Given the divorce rate, and the proliferate confusion in the division of assets that follow, some more clarity on the issue would definitely help.
Passing a law this might be the best way to get the stigma removed. When someone complains about a prenup, just say it is required by state law. Then give the marrying public a framework on how to assign ownership/division of assets at time of divorce. And Presto! Divorce Lawyers lose their jobs!
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