Saturday, January 14, 2012

No prenup for this broad!



I got engaged a few months ago. (Yay!)  The Boyfriend is now The Fiance', which is awesome.  Seeing as I am now betrothed, there are a number of things on my to-do list.  One task that is notably absent from said list is "Get prenuptial agreement."  Many celebrities and other wealthy individuals squeeze it in somewhere between "book the venue" and "mail invitations."  I understand why a lot of people want one; with a 50% divorce rate, who wants to risk a 50% loss of their earnings?  What I don't understand is why you would marry someone who you thought you had a good chance of divorcing AND who you thought would turn on you, screw you over, and take you to the bank if a split were to occur.  If there is that much doubt, you have no business walking down the aisle.  I'm not that much of a romantic but I can't get down with a prenup.  I guess if The Fiance' was adamant about it I would (reluctantly) acquiesce, but I'd be pretty damn mad about it.  You're essentially saying you don't love and trust enough, or trust the relationship enough, to marry that person without a "Just in case we end up hating each other, I'm gonna cover my ass here."  Is it smart?  yes.  Is it a sign of true love? No, it reminds me of the opposite of that.  It's like an expectation of failure.

I don't believe in divorce.  Unless Fiance' turns into Ike "Eat the cake, Anna Mae" Turner, I'm gonna go ahead and do that whole "Till death do us part" thing.  You know, the marriage VOWS?  The vows that will be made before GOD?  The ones that nobody seems to care about anymore?  Yeah, those.  


Update 1/16/12: I just thought about it and, just in case I went too far, I'd  like to explain that the purpose of linking to the youtube clip (a scene from the movie "What's Love Got to do With it") is to show how crazy and awful Ike Turner was.  I am not making light of or making fun of domestic violence.  My apologies if anyone was offended, upset, or triggered by this post.


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