Prenuptial agreement: A stamped document that ensures financial stability to a woman, in case the two part their ways somewhere down the line. Women look at a prenuptial as an aid, while men decipher it as the price that they have to pay for their freedom from a relation that they cannot drag any more.





If signing or not signing a pre nuptial agreement were the questions, then I would say it should be left on the discretion of the two persons involved. If it is not degrading for the woman to live at the mercy of the man with whom she could not share a roof, when they were together then it is fine. However, if she is independent enough to support herself after divorce, then I do not see any point in going in for the formalities. So in that case it is dependent on the financial standing of the female to a great extent.



Today, when women are far more independent than before, pre-nups seem completely out of place. On the contrary, signing a contract supports the fact that you are bringing in the monetary factor in an institution, which should otherwise find its roots in just love and trust.



Moreover, agreements like these make marriages rather vulnerable to divorce, as both the counterparts do not see the emotional harm caused on separation, but, go by the surface truth that when they are paying off to get rid of a suffocating relation...so why not do it at the earliest. Giving some time to each other and to the relation as well and looking out for solutions does not come into the question as they are blinded by the draconian contract that they made at the inception of their married life.



Via: Guardian