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A prenuptial agreement is a tricky subject. In theory, when you decide to marry someone, you are committing to them and the world that you will spend your life with them "Till Death Do You Part." Making a spouse to be sign a prenuptial agreement demeans the vow you are about to take. However, statistically speaking, from an outside perspective, one in two marriages fail resulting in lengthy divorce hearings and bitterness. I am not an advocate of divorce, but I do feel there are situations that warrant it. Do I feel like you should enter the vow of matrimony lightly? No, absolutely not.

I feel like making couples sign a prenuptial agreement would be a good solution to the bitterness and mistrust surrounding the agreement itself. If it were standard practice to have to sign an agreement before entering the union of matrimony it would not only dismiss the stigma surrounding it, but protect all parties in case of something happening. When you enter business with a friend, or even a family member, most times papers are drawn up as an agreement for all parties to abide by. We sign leases before we move into places, papers with our bank before we get a mortgage or car loan. Marriage is the ultimate union! In fact, we sign legally binding papers when we marry our spouses! We sign an agreement to the government, so why not sign an agreement spelling out our personal issues.

Signing a required prenuptial agreement would also take some of the blase attitude away from getting married on a whim. It makes you actually stop and take a look at the commitment you are about to enter. Marriage should be a Romantic step, yes, but actually discussing Fidelity, money and children before committing to a person should be required! I think if people sat down to sign an agreement that discussed all of these things in advance, many marriages that would have resulted in divorce would be prevented. I feel like a lot of people live in denial of the responsibility of binding your life another person!

A prenuptial agreement would make marrying someone for money, or under false pretenses almost impossible. It would make people be honest about what they require and need from their future spouse.

I think signing a required prenuptial agreement is a good idea. I know without the standardized practice of it I would be hurt and bitter if someone asked me to sign something because it diminishes the Romantic nature of the event. If it were common practice, I would not think twice about it, as I wouldn't think twice to applying for a marriage license.

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