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Prenups really kill the mood. "I love you til death do us part"—but if you turn out to be a bitch I'm totally cutting you off. Lots of aspects of marriage, and
by fusiongyro 14y ago
Prenups really kill the mood. "I love you til death do us part"—but if you turn out to be a bitch I'm totally cutting you off.
Lots of aspects of marriage, and society in general, don't stand up to rational scrutiny. We're not just fallible, we're downright wooey. That doesn't mean these institutions are valueless or predatory—just that the human experience is not primarily about the rational.
I could see this one either way. Maybe if you're a billionaire, the prenup makes it clear you're marrying for love rather than profit. From down here in the sub-sub-sub-billionaire world, it doesn't look that way, but who knows? Lots of things are different "at scale."
- robryan 14y agoLosing half your wealth when things go south also kills the mood. You are right it comes down to rational vs emotional decision. From what I have seen of the public persona of Mark you would think there would be something there. The guy has carefully crafted deals up to this stage to ensure he keeps maximum control.
- stephencanon 14y agoLosing half your wealth should have approximately zero effect. Any computer scientist will tell you that "a factor of two is close enough". I'm joking, but there's a hint of truth here. I can't imagine any level of wealth at which suddenly having half (or twice) as much would make any difference to me at all. A factor of two either way really wouldn't change my life appreciably.
- paulhauggis 14y agoIf I worked for years on my business, married a woman, and then she cheated on me and now gets half due to the divorce. It wouldn't really be the money that bothers me. It would be that that this despicable person gets half of my stuff. If you don't think that this will happen, it does. In the US court systems, the woman pretty much has all of the power. If she cheats on you and has a baby with another guy, you most likely will end up paying child support.
- rudiger 14y agoWouldn't he lose the 50+% majority of voting shares?
- sliverstorm 14y agoI can't imagine any level of wealth at which suddenly having half (or twice) as much would make any difference to me at all. You sure about that? I think $40k down to $20k could be a pretty jarring transition, especially if you have established expenses like dependents or a mortgage.
- stephencanon 14y agoThe ability to pay expenses is a function of cash flow, not wealth.
- randomdata 14y agoMoney is, perhaps, replaceable, but losing the family farm that has been in the family for seven generations would be a sad day though. I've seen it happen before.
- mahyarm 14y agoIf you can't talk about a prenup without ruining things, was your relationship stable and mature enough for a marriage?
- awakeasleep 14y agoIf you can talk about leaving your partner with nothing, are you in a marriage-caliber relationship?
- icebraining 14y agoStrawman. A prenup doesn't mean "leaving your partner with nothing".
- TimGebhardt 14y agoGetting a pre-nup is pretty much going through the work of a divorce, but before you get married. He wouldn't leave her with nothing, unless she found her lawyer from the bus station bench.
- mahyarm 14y agoA pre-nup pretty much protects what assets you had before the marriage in the case of a divorce.
- jarek 14y ago"'Til death do us part" comes from one view on marriage, which not all people share. For one thing, there has been no mention of a religious ceremony of any kind in the reports I've seen.