You know what they say about assuming....and actually she does make more than enough that a pre nup probably wouldn't be a bad idea.


And again...it was HIS idea....so in my eyes...he was far from being a 'self important asshole'

let's face it...in this day and age...marriages don't last like they used to and divorce proceedings sometimes last longer than the marriage. And they tend to bring the ugliness out of people...at least I think they are looking at reality on both ends and trying to find a way thru should they have to go down that road.

No one should ever have to think about going down that road but with a 50/50 chance that you might, get it on the table and pack a canteen.....

I think their chances are actually better than 50/50. I know that the "50% of all marriages end in divorce" statistic gets thrown around a lot, but even if it is accurate, you have to remember that it includes people like my friend who is on his fourth marriage. Between him and me as it currently stands, 60% of all marriages end in divorce.

I think the odds on a first marriage are indeed better than 50/50.

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Very true. My aunt's got her claws sunk in to #5. Well, actually marriage #5, but guy #4. She married and divorced the same guy twice.:rolleyes::D

as long as they have been together and all that they have been thru...I personally hope they are that one couple that stays together...period....hehehe

All well and good, but the last statistics I saw showed that 80% of couples who live together over a year prior to marriage end up divorced. I really would have thought it was the other way around.

I'd go for the pre-nup, and not limit it. Donald Trump limited his pre-nup to Marla Maples to five years, and he filed with one month left of the five years. It's always better to know where you stand before a marriage before the family law attornies ending up with ALL of the money!

If you insist. My points stand. ;)

yeah and thank u for ur 2 cents.......

We must be related! My aunt is a serial bride. Actualy, guy 2 and 3 were the same.

how about one of my friends has been married 5 times.....

got married to number 5 last year


and she is just turning 40......


Hmmm....I need to call and se if she is still marrried...I got a bet running


really...I do.

I have always said there should be a law after 2. Everyone is allowed one mistake, but 3, 4, 5 mistakes! Come on, we are not all Liz Taylor.

You started the thread. :)

I think that pre-nups are a good thing.

It's important to establish ownership of property/items acquired before the marriage so that in the event the relationship goes sour, only items acquired during the marriage are taken into consideration as "joint property."

Unfortunately, I seen some beautiful, romantic relationships turn super ugly within years where the couple starts fighting over everything.

A pre-nup can also protect a spouse from garnishment of wages in the case of child support. I know a few ladies who are playing child support because the 'baby's mama' took the man back to court when he got married.

So, the court took the entire household income into consideration when establishing child support payments. Now those ladies wished that they had a legal agreement with their spouses in terms of what they were financially willing to folk over for their step-children.

In some places, there have been court rulings where, say the one who has other children they are paying child support for dies, the surviving spouse would legally have to take over and pay.

I need to find that article...

Again, the laws in some states already provide that property acquired prior to the marriage remains "individual" rather than "joint," unless the spouse who owns it does something to demonstrate that he or she wishes it to be joint property.

What difference does it make? If you're not #6 , why should it matter how many times Jack or Jill has been married? (Unless, of course, you're about to marry Jack, who has been divorced five times, and he hasn't told you about it. In that case, I can see the benefit of having a disclosure law, but that's another thread.)

I didn't realize that the Catholic church won't marry a couple who has a pre-nup. That's interesting... I wonder what the Scientologists think. :p