Time to face the facts, says three financial experts chiming in on Valentine’s Day engagements: a prenuptial agreement is the new something blue.
“Just like anybody would get insurance on very expensive assets, a prenup is like insurance for your marriage. A prenup protects your money in ways that can save you a lot of headache in the future, and experts agree it’s an important investment in a romantic relationship,” Time magazine wrote in a feature Monday, a day responsible for roughly 10% of engagements.
(Puccini. Now cut to Beethoven's 5th Symphony.)
“If you have the type of partner who’s not willing to entertain the idea [of a prenup], that’s a red flag,” says Jannese Torres-Rodriguez, host of the Yo Quiero Dinero podcast and one of the three experts on a wedded bliss must-do. “If you can’t talk openly about money in your relationships, you probably won’t be able to talk openly about a lot of other important topics.”
For those who hate the sticky floors of movie theaters, it has long been a utopian dream that films would be available for home streaming on the same day — the pandemic made it a reality and at least one studio is facing a lawsuit because of it.