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We Are Doing Well If Our Children Need Prenup Agreements
It must be nice to be wealthy
After a drought of weddings, I am going to two weddings back-to-back this month. My friends’ children are getting married. For both weddings, the bride(s) and groom(s) have signed a prenuptial agreement to protect the wealth and assets they’ve accumulated before the wedding. Given the divorce rate these days- 1 in every 3 marriages (yikes)- I guess it makes sense.
It got pretty heated and contentious with one couple a few days leading up to the wedding, and it involved the parents. I presume the wedding is still on because I just got my nails done in preparation for it. Ha!
On a more serious note, it made me think back to my wedding and how I married someone who had no family property or assets to claim; in fact, he had a credit card debt that I helped pay off. We paid for our wedding, and it was the simplest of events.
We didn’t think so deeply about what we were bringing into the wedding, maybe because we brought nothing but ourselves and a hope for a bright future together.
As immigrants, we worked hard toward the American dream; the pursuit of which cost us our marriage. When I think of my children, and if they ever get married, I think they would also enter into prenuptial agreements with their future spouses based on their father’s wealth.
That makes me think we did well, or even exceeded our own expectations, if our children need prenuptial agreements. I take comfort in knowing I don’t have to worry about their financial future. I just need to focus on mine, and I can do that.
What about you? Would your children need a prenup?
