Prenups For When You Move In Together: Good Or Bad Idea?

There is a new trend when it comes to living with your boyfriend or girlfriend. A lot of couples that are moving in together are writing out prenuptial agreements called “sweetheart deals,” so that if they break up they know who gets the couch, dog, bed, and everything else that you contributed the apartment. This way the break up doesn’t have any added drama of fighting over who gets what.

Stan and Ryan think this is a great idea. Lay everything out in the beginning and avoid the arguments and animosity at the end. Rich and Nicole on the other hand think it’s a horrible idea. Talk about unromantic and depressing. Your starting off the relationship on a negative note; “I don’t think this will last so we should divy up our stuff now so that when it does end we know who is getting what.”

So it’s unromantic or depressing versus realistic and sensible. What do you think? Are dating pre-nups a good idea or bad idea?

Comments

4 Replies to Prenups For When You Move In Together: Good Or Bad Idea?

  1. Hugefan! says:
    March 9, 2010 at 9:42 am

    I can see both sides to the story. But about 10 months ago my boyfriend and I broke up and he literally stole everything from me. I thought that he was “the one.” Obviously he wasn’t since he turned psycho and changed the locks so I could not get my bedroom set, furniture, big screen tv and my Wii. It’s great to be hopeful in a relationship but you never know someone until something as tragic as a breakup happens. I think that this would be a GREAT idea, especially now that I’m still paying on all of the things he stole from me.

  2. Laura Bush says:
    March 9, 2010 at 9:47 am

    well considering statistically, those who LIVE together before marriage are more likely to get a divorce, it’s probably NOT a bad idea… on the other hand, a prenup of ANY kind, in my opinion, says you lack commitment and always keep the back door as an option… There’s pros and cons to both… the bottom line is if BOTH parties agree, let it be…

  3. michele says:
    March 9, 2010 at 2:55 pm

    There are pro’s and con’s to having a prenup. Make sure you get a good lawyer and the contract stipulates if anything should happen that your hiney is covered . I was married for 8 years trust me. I have a checking and savings account as my mom the primary person on that. Wether you are living together or married you never know what may happen down the road. I covered my butt and came out on top. Him well he is another story. He is on his own. Priceless

  4. Trey Morgan says:
    March 10, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    Not sure who Laura Bush is, but she said it EXACTLY like I was going to. So I’ll just “ditto” her.

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