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Sharing a checkbook is one of those fundamental things with marriage. Both parties need to be aligned - even when one makes substantially more than the other.
by heelix 7y ago
Sharing a checkbook is one of those fundamental things with marriage. Both parties need to be aligned - even when one makes substantially more than the other. If someone thinks they need a pre-nup, they should still be in that dating phase. Yes, the other could get half if things go tango uniform... and if one just prices their partner as a chief cook and bottle washer at market prices... can't say that is going to last.
(Will be 26 years with my Bride now... so still rookie numbers)
- kelnos 7y agoThis may surprise you, but relationship types run the gamut, and just because something has worked well for you, it doesn't mean it's ideal (or even functional) for everyone else.
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- sudosteph 7y agoGrats on 26 years! I'm with you just because I can't imagine the mental overhead of having to keep track of individual property after marriage. My husband and I act as one in all things - and being unified in goals and finances has has given us advantages over our peers in many ways. Marriage is a hard contract to fulfill for some folks, but when it works it is an amazing thing. And it does require those involved to design it to be a lifelong thing. Pre-nups, even if rational, do go counter to that design and it's hard to not think that it would weaken a marriage if that was always in the back of your mind.