Prenuptial Agreements

Marriage is defined as a relationship that is legally recognized and established by a civil or religious ceremony, joining together in wedlock two people who intend to live together as sexual and domestic partners “until death do them part.” It is also defined as a blend of two or more entities. The word Blend is defined as a mixture of two or more substances so that they do not readily separate. A marriage should also have trust. Trust is defined as the confidence and the reliance that one places on someone or something. In a nutshell, a marriage is mixture two people and their possessions, and contains within it all of the trust necessary to be lifelong partners; however, there are a wealthy few who feel as if a prenuptial agreement is the only true method of which they can define the level of faith within a marriage. They feel that if a spouse agrees to a prenuptial agreement then that person truly loves them and does not want them for financial benefits. A prenuptial agreement should not be a factor in the engagement process.

My opposers would say that a prenuptial agreement is sometimes necessary because people are sometimes not sure of the loyalty of their spouse. A marriage is a union of two people and well as their possessions with all of the trust deemed necessary to be lifelong partners. If one does not trust the person in whom he or she desires to marry then marriage should not be subject of discussion between those particular individuals. The person someone marries should be the person that he or she would trust with their own life. Trust is the key and there is no way to get around it.

Prenuptial agreements also cause insecurity within a marriage. A marriage cannot function properly if there is a piece of paper basically saying “Hey I love you but if we divorce you ain getting crap.” If one spouse feels as if they are not trusted completely they will be unable to put full effort into the marriage. The marriage could be healthy but there is always that Prenuptial ghost in the background saying “You know he don’t really trust you right?” Both partners will always feel the tension between them regardless of whether they own up to it or not.

Prenuptial agreements defy the whole purpose of marriage. Again, it is defined an agreement made between two people before marriage relating to the arrangement of financial matters and division of property in the event of a divorce. Division is defined as the act of separating or splitting something into into two parts. In a marriage you have two people, and then their property. There is no division of material possessions in a marriage and the thought of a prenuptial agreement would change the whole definition of marriage – A marriage is defined as union of two people….. and that is it-. It sounds ridiculous because it is ridiculous.

Couples do not need a prenuptial agreement to classify the level of trust within a marriage. The trust between two people should be already established between themselves before the marriage process. One should not be made to feel untrustworthy by a spouse who has no faith in the marriage or the spouse.

Prenuptial agreements defy the whole purpose of marriage and should not be applied to any part of the engagement affairs.