Pre-Nups?

It is indicative of our feelings on relationships. The pre-nuptial has become mandatory for up and coming couples. Middle class or above, you have to have one. It’s damned near a status symbol for movers and shakers.

But do we really need them? I say, if you don't know what a pre-nup entails and that there are different types, stop reading you don't need one, don't get married, go somewhere and learn to read or just shut the fuck up. (I had a long day I have to curse at someone)
So, back to pre-nups, the only type a person should need should be tied into a trust fund and provide for any children born before or after marriage. That's like to help one partner manage child support costs and to PROPERLY provide for the children should the marriage dissolve.
Additionally,  you need one is if you have something you need to keep in your original family, a namesake, or heirloom or something like that. Other than that, you don't need one.
The one man who called in a radio show and made an argument for not needing one said marriage is a gamble and if you lose, you lose. That radio show was what prompted this blog. He was right. I don't know about everyone else, that's why I wrote the bulletin, but I work for myself only a little. Everything I build is because ultimately I want a family to provide for. My plan includes amassing a certain amount of wealth before I get married and start my family. If, somewhere after I start my family, it doesn't work out, I lost. My newly ex-wife should have half. After all I worked for it so that she would have it. Of course I didn't plan on it ending that way but that’s the way the cookie crumbles. I am ambitious and no one can have that. If I got it before, I can get it again.
If you are reading this and you don't agree that we accumulate wealth to be secure for the day when we do start a family, then I want to hear from you. If you just simply don't agree then please have something smart to reply with. This is not about trends. I know over half of marriages end in divorce. That's why I am careful about commitment. That's why I'd rather not get married if the situation isn't exactly what I want. But I digress. That's what's up with me.

[2012 Addendum] This was written before I found about Robert Allen and Creating Wealth. Everyone who cares about what will happen to their family after they pass needs one. For the retards I told to shut up earlier - Thanks for hanging in there and learning how to read. A Pre-Nup is simply a contract that details what happens in case of divorce AND/OR death. If there is already a trust in place, it can be an amendment to the trust. It can simply say that you agree to split assets down the middle. It can say, for instance, you want your son to handle all business affairs and provide your new widow with a comfortable stipend that you two agreed upon beforehand.

The worst thing that can happen to a family is confusion after a loved one passes away. In the case of businesses, there are livelihoods beyond your immediate family at stake. It is simply mandatory. On the other side of the coin, you may need something in place to save your loved ones from your debts. Some things you want to pass on. Some things you don't

I'm just saying.