Do you believe in having a prenupt when getting married?

Question

Please state you age, and whether your male/female.

I don't think there usually needed for younger people getting married for the first time. But as we get older, and start to acquire more things, I think you'd be crazy not to have one.

Answer 1

14- female.

no, because (go ahead and call me naive) i believe in true love. and true love has no contracts.

Answer 2

yup, no ***** getting my **** fo' free

Answer 3

These days, yes.

Answer 4

no

the entire point of getting married is that you are committing to that person for life. if you have a prenup your basically planning for a divorce

im 19 male

Answer 5

only if you have anything worth plenty of $$.

Answer 6

If the love in the marriage is real then you don't need a prenupt. 19, female

Answer 7

I feel that if you actually trust someone enough to marry them, there should be no need for a prenup.

Along with that, though...I feel that WAY too many people get married that should not be, so it kind of goes hand in hand.

Answer 8

I think it is a good idea in this day.  Especially when u get older.  It doesn't mean u love your future spouse any less, it's just insurance IF something goes wrong youre protected as divorces can get nasty.And lets face it these days people divorce at the drop of a hat.  

  33 Female

Answer 9

Only if you can spell it.

Seriously, though I'd depends on lots of different factors, and there is no one right answer for everyone.

30

female

almost happily divorced

Answer 10

Well i'm 28 and Female.. as for the whole prenupt goes.. i guess i'm looking at the glass half full.  I don't see why, if that comes up, it has to be a "BAD" thing.. i mean if you are getting married and you Really love each other having one will not make a difference... nor not having one.  I think either way is fine depending on the couple.. i know most people may argue having a prenupt is saying "hey what you think we won't be together".. but for me i think marriage is a life long commitment.. and if you are getting married you are commiting to each other and taking those vows seriously.  But that is me and i can only speak for myself.. which brings me to my next point!  i can't speak for my spouse..cause i am not him... and doesn't know what he will do... i can only hope he wants to be with me forever as well.   so if i decide to get a prenupt.. so what.. i know we are going to stay together forever but i dont know if he is going to stay with ME forever.. and IF we are staying together forever.. the prenupt will never be a matter to discuss... because we are together.  It will just hide in the shadows of marriage and soon be forgotten about.. Besides.. i believe in getting a prenupt at least some amount of years.  After a while i do believe that your time investing in each other should pay something.. but those first 7-10 years.. PRENUPT!!! hahaha

Answer 11

With the divorce rate what it is?

And gold diggers.

Yes, definately.

15, female

Answer 12

we never go into a marriage with any consideration that it is possible that divorce may be in your future.i know that it NEVER crossed my mind,and i am very meticulous when it comes to exploring all possible aspects before making any big decisions.but we are thinking with our hearts not our minds at the time of future wedlock.now after 16 years of marriage my wife decided to check out the greener grass on the other side of the fence.we separated on good terms,now she is saying that she wants 1/2 of the total assets.her request for 1/2 would be a huge injustice because financially she brought nothing into the marriage(where as i did) and even though we both had fulltime jobs,i paid ALL bills,mortgage,taxes,household bills and i also used my (savings) money for a very substantial downpayment.i would not have any problem in giving her a tidy sum of money,but she sure as H is not entitled to anything close to a 50/50 split.so YES,i would suggest that everyone that is on the road to wedlock should have a pre-nup agreement.if your future spouse will no agree to one you may have to think very hard as to their reasons why they won't agree.COVER ALL OF YOUR ASSets before you make a possible life shattering choice.

sure wish that i had my ASSets covered !!!

if she gets her way i may have to remortgage to pay her off.not fair in the slightest way !!

Answer 13

i think that they should, in any case. i have two different sets of half siblings, and a step sibling. my parents have divorced many times. it doesn't have anything to do with not loving the other person or not trusting them. but sometimes you just have to be smart.

Answer 14

Female - 36 yrs old

Absolutely not, otherwise you shouldn't be getting married in the first place.

Answer 15

17

female

yes

xoox

Answer 16

15, Female

Yeah. Makes more sense. You never know if your spouse is going to go crazy on you or something. It's more responsible, too.

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Answer 17

i think it puts a dampener on the marriage, its like partially expecting to fail.

I will refuse to sign one if my bf wants to. I believe marriage is for life because u make an oath before God... FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE. no matter what.

Im 19 and female

Answer 18

39

Female.

I dont believe in having 1 cause that shows you are expecting your marriage to fail and that you have no trust in your future spouse.

Answer 19

25 married female.

to me, having is prenup is like saying your marriage is going to fail before your even married!

Answer 20

Depends on how rich I was, If I was loaded I would get one, just to make sure she ain't no gold digging s***k.  if i had an average income probably not.

16 male.

Answer 21

30, female, sure. I got nothing to lose and if my fiance would be stingy in the beginning, I wouldn't marry him. Sharing is caring.....awwww, but I don't want his stupid car, house, money.etc. He should just be kind to divide evenally...hopefully that would never be discussed because we'd be together forever (my a$$!)

Answer 22

I believe it is important. If you enter a relationship with property and a good size bank account and investments whether you are a man or a woman get a prenupt.  If they refuse don't give in.  If someone really loves you it wont matter.

Answer 23

No because marriage is supposed to be forever.

I'm 19 and female.

Answer 24

I honestly think a prenupt is an excellent idea. It doesn't mean you don't trust one another. The way that I look at it is, just because the relationship didn't work out doesn't mean you both have to lose half of your stuff, you know?

Answer 25

Yes. I believe a person should have a prenup before getting married.  At the rate of divorce, I would want everything spelled out.

Answer 26

Having gone through a divorce, I say its mandatory. People don't stay married like they use to, get out when they get an itch, and you have to protect yourself. If you have been divorced for say 5-10 years, rebuilt your assets, have a house, stocks, ect. You want to protect them from a gold digger spouse. It sounds cold, but the reality as you can imagine is you have no other choice to prevent that from happening. Lots of con artists out there, male and famale, so you have to do so, and yes, even when you are young starting out. Its nto mean, its common sense. If they really love you, respect you, they wont have a problem with this, if they refuse, get indignant, you know they were only after your money. You can always change it later on, modify it, if you see things are going well, but for my money? I won't remarry without one. They won't sign, they won't marry me.    

Answer 27

26/F

Yes, I totally believe in the prenup.  I've divorced my partner of 4 years and if we only had a prenup, I'd be a lot better off than before.

Answer 28

Yep.  Nobody's getting my house.

Answer 29

when there are assets involved....absolutely