>>>It surprised me too, but I can't say I do not know anyone that did not sign a pre-nup, even one of my best friends from high school did it.
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>>Speaking only for myself, I'd never sign a prenup whether if favoured me or not. I guess I'm a bit old fashioned, but I just can't see myself saying to a woman, "I love you. I want to spend my life with you. Please sign this because I'm not sure I really trust you." And anyone who implied the same to me would see me walking away - quick.
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>I don't have a pre-nup. I was married young and it made no sense for us. Where I see it making the most sense is for people farther along in life who had already have children and family assets and so forth. Then, a pre-nup protects the interests of those (possibly adult) children in the assets of the family to which they were born.
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That's the situation where I've seen pre-nups used. Emotionally I view it the way Alan does but in a more detached sense it's ordinary prudence when one party has a lot more money than the other. You can bet John and Cindy McCain have one. That doesn't mean they aren't committed to each other.