Unless the couple has some strange pre-nup the spouse does not get half of the assets. It is only assets acquired during that 2-4 years and that is only in some states.
Anyone not willing to share the work, the rewards and the debts acquired during the marriage shouldn’t get married.
Being married to a guy for a few years should not be worth up to tens or hundreds of millions of dollars. They should get something, but not that. Ridiculous. Men are not an industry/wealth creator for women like current laws allow for.
That's why so many don't.
With both the husband and wife usually working nowadays, the thought is that each keeps what they earn. So what reason do men has to marry? The potential loss of half their saved income ain't a positive incentive.
It's more in their interest to sleep with their girlfriend and produce a baby. And if thing don't work out, leave with no major loss of money outside of possible child support.
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As for me, I've seen too many friends and family lose too much in their divorces to ever consider marriage without an ironclad prenup (One father got custody of his two kids as the mother was unfit, yet she got the house and half of all the savings.). And now I'm seeing more and more judges overturning even prenups.
That's why so many don't.
With both the husband and wife usually working nowadays, the thought is that each keeps what they earn. So what reason do men has to marry? The potential loss of half their saved income ain't a positive incentive.
It's more in their interest to sleep with their girlfriend and produce a baby. And if thing don't work out, leave with no major loss of money outside of possible child support.
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As for me, I've seen too many friends and family lose too much in their divorces to ever consider marriage without an ironclad prenup (One father got custody of his two kids as the mother was unfit, yet she got the house and half of all the savings.). And now I'm seeing more and more judges overturning even prenups.