Prenups: In which you learn that I am a lawyer and an accountant and not a "romantic"

[lunardreamed]

You know what I want. A romance where a prenup isn't an evil thing used to call someone a gold digger and that isn't torn up to prove the greatness of their love. Or where the partner signs away any rights to the partner's assets to prove that s/he really does love the partner, not the money. I want one where, you know, maybe to create a

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[lunardreamed]

Up for betaing?

[pixie_on_acid]

But why sign a pre-nup when you can spend everything on lawyers later? [/sarcasm]

And you're right... it's not just divorce, there's death, there's invalidism... What happens if your spouse has a stroke or an accident that leaves them unable to express their wishes, or defend you against a family that suddenly drags you into court to cut you out? Just because the couple is in 'loooove' doesn't bring the family round.

Then again, I'm a cynic. Maybe you'd find a romantic if you scratched hard enough, but they'd have to be pretty deep gouges.

[lunardreamed]

Me too. I'd like to be able to say that it's not unromantic to sit down with your partner and strengthen your relationship by discussing the realities of a marriage, but the prevailing view in the world today is that being romantic is being stupid enough to not consider any of the practicalities of merging two lives.