Yeah, but in MY movie-of-the-week, the mother would be an old shrew (think Hillary) who demanded the pre-nup, or NO money.
And of course, the boy would choose the girl and accidentally discover the "next big thing" and become richer than the mother ever dreamed.
Dramatic license, y'know ?
I guess I don't see why pre-nups are seen as the evil counterfoil to True Love. If there are large family assets to be protected, they can be a smart move. My husband and I have always had very even assets, so we did not see the need. I am my parents' sole heir and executor, but they did not see the need to regulate the inheritance (I'm 50 and still waiting!). They liked my husband and I was 31 when I married, so this was not a sudden, youthful decision that they felt they had to shelter me, and my potential assets, from.