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From: ugsue@sunybcs.UUCP (Susan J. LoVerso)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Re: How to enter marriage
Message-ID: <1554@sunybcs.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 21-Apr-85 23:41:29 EST
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Posted: Sun Apr 21 23:41:29 1985
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> > -> Marriage is a simple issue. Remember that whatever you get into can
> > -> be dumped provided that you take some precautions.
> > -> 	a) NEVER co-sign on property! YOU can be taken to the cleaners
> > -> 	   if the divorce is contested.	Same goes for other durables. 
> > -> 	   (cars etc).
> > -> 	b) If possible, crank out a pre-nuptial agreement. It will save
> > -> 	your skin if the unhappy event arises.
> > -> Don't think of this is a downer, just be prepared for the worst and
> > -> you will retire happy and secure.
> > -> Hedley.
> > I'm sorry, but I think this is a bunch of bullshit.  Sure, plan for the
> > worst in the slight event that things won't work out.  What a
> > pessimist!  If you enter into a marriage with those kind of feelings,
> > I'm sure it never will work out.
> > 	...tektronix!tekred!ronbe (Ron Bemis)
> 
> Whoa!  There is a strange sort of logic here, that somehow taking
> precautions makes a bad event more likely.  I suspect that Ron hasn't
> been very close to people who have gone through divorce.  They almost
> always believed in `til death do us part--until things didn't work out.

 While I may not personally want one of these pre-nuptial agreements for
myself, Ron's logic is entirely offbase.
 I think it can be compared with thinking that making out a will,
will hasten your death.  I don't think so.


-- 
...Sue W.
..{burdvax, rocksvax, bbncca, decvax, dual, rocksanne, watmath}!sunybcs!ugsue

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