Would you be offended if your partner asked you to sign one?
Isn't it customary in many cultures?
Isn't it customary in many cultures?
Pre nups
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christiancollegegirl
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I'm not sure ho I feel about pre-nups. I have nothing to lose in a marriage because I don't have anything of real value. If I happen to marry a rich man who asked me to sign one, I"m not sure what I'd do. I guess I'll jump off that bridge when I get to it.
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Meridoc
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I am against pre-nups because they symbolize an expectation of failure. If two people truly have taken the time and prayed and are certain that this is the person for them they should not buy into the lie that marriage is not forever!
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ChristopherMichael
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I am generally against prenups, especially for Christians. If you do have one, as a Christian, I'd say get something very binding and constricting, to ensure that if either of you quits the marriage you lose big. But yeah, don't plan on having one myself.
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buckeyegirl700
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Leilanii
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I would sign one. Because you never know what your partner might do in ten or eleven years, maybe even two.
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ariannaaa
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yeah id never sign one.
if he doesnt trust me enough to not be in it for the money then he doesnt trust me enough to marry me.
if he doesnt trust me enough to not be in it for the money then he doesnt trust me enough to marry me.
I think they're a good idea.
I mean we take out health insurance, life insurance, car insurance, it's kind of "marriage insurance". It can work both ways I think. While it can be seen as mistrust or "expectation to failure", it can also help it be a successful marriage - if the wife or husband knows they can't divorce and hit the jackpot due to a pre nup I kinda like that idea. It is not more expectation to failure than taking out health insurance is expectation that you will be very sick. Pre nuptial or similar sort of contractual obligations are traditional and custom in many cultures I think. Given that the Christian divorce rate seems to be no better than the rest of the world, I think Christians dont have any special sort of protection from the evils of divorce.
I mean we take out health insurance, life insurance, car insurance, it's kind of "marriage insurance". It can work both ways I think. While it can be seen as mistrust or "expectation to failure", it can also help it be a successful marriage - if the wife or husband knows they can't divorce and hit the jackpot due to a pre nup I kinda like that idea. It is not more expectation to failure than taking out health insurance is expectation that you will be very sick. Pre nuptial or similar sort of contractual obligations are traditional and custom in many cultures I think. Given that the Christian divorce rate seems to be no better than the rest of the world, I think Christians dont have any special sort of protection from the evils of divorce.
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kiwi_OT
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I might if it stipulated that except for biblical reasons given for justifiable divorce whoever tried to divorce for other reasons would be required to donate all their claims to a charity, in that case I would consider it.
I think a woman should sign a pre-nup to prove she's not in it for the money. And same for a man if the woman is wealthy. LOL. No, really, pre-nups are something both can work together on until they reach agreement, and gets all the financial things out in the open which can help make a better marriage.
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Matthew
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Personally I would not sign one or ask a partner to sign one, even though it would prove that neither person was in it for the wrong reasons. I believe that if a couple has progressed to the point of marriage then nothing should need proving or even be in question, the trust between you should be absolute.
I think if I personally felt the need to have that protection I would then have to question whether I was ready for marraige or if that person was the right person.
I think if I personally felt the need to have that protection I would then have to question whether I was ready for marraige or if that person was the right person.
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gian
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Good Day!
I am Gian from Philippines and I just came here yesterday. Hope I can get lot of friends here..
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I am Gian from Philippines and I just came here yesterday. Hope I can get lot of friends here..
By the way I need your help. As part of the requirements of my Midterm Period in school, our professor instruct us to make a discussion with a church leaders or officials (priest, minister, nuns, deacons, etc.) about the Catholic teachings/doctrines on the following:
--GOD
--MAN
--SIN
--SALVATION
--CHURCH
--SACRAMENT
--LAST THINGS ( death, heaven or hell, angel and demon)
Don’t forget to include your:
RELIGION:
NAME:
ADDRESS:
CONTACT NO or EMAIL-AD:
Hoping for your response friend!
All response are well appreciated…
Thank you…
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Narn
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I would never consider a pre nup
Sickness and health um all that at the altar and till death do us part. Commit the marriage to God and let him do the work.
Sickness and health um all that at the altar and till death do us part. Commit the marriage to God and let him do the work.
In my opinion, when a Christian gets married, they should have the absolute intention that divorce would never take place or be considered. A pre nup seems like a premature way to put one nail in the coffin of a marriage. I imagine that it could put a strain on the trust between man and wife before they even become man and wife. I don't see how I would, or even could, consider a pre nup.
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Walt
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As a Christian once I get married there is no option of divorce. I won't even say the word. It's a contract with the Lord who binds two as one. It's either a lifetime of bliss or misery but its a lifetime.
Plus its just money. Everything you own was given to you by God. What God gives you he can take away.
That said if I was an unbeliever in the marriage dissolving world we live in I would definitely get one.
Plus its just money. Everything you own was given to you by God. What God gives you he can take away.
That said if I was an unbeliever in the marriage dissolving world we live in I would definitely get one.
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Leilaii425
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Walt I understand what you're saying but the reality is that Christians are no more immune to divorce than anyone else. That's because marriage is not a Christian thing it's a human thing and Christians are still human. Prenups may just help avoid a tricky situation further down the track. Marriage is not just a relationship it's also a financial contract of sorts.
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Leilaii425
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