Ali Wong divorcing

[Anonymous]

Debating the merits or demerits of prenups in general, it is obvious it was a sore point with her with how frequently she referred to it in her specials and the use of the word “forced” to describe it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I keep coming back to this quote in the article:

As a result, the Always Be My Maybe star shared she became "more motivated to make my own money because I signed a document specifically outlining how much I couldn't depend on my husband,"

This is sad to me. I think especially after she became successful, the feeling that she believed in her husband but he didn’t believe in her would be increasingly hurtful. She tries to rationalize it so many ways and that’s what it comes down to: The person she married didn’t believe in her. I think there’s even part of Baby Covra where she says she used her TV money to pay off some of his debts? Ouch. That has to sting. I’m not surprised they’re getting divorced.

I do agree that is sad in a way (that the pre-nup made her feel financially insecure) but I’m not sure how you get that this means she believed in him and not vice versa? I assume it was at his family’s behest because he comes from money. Which, yes, sucks. But doesn’t mean he didn’t believe in her.

Stand-up is a crap shoot. Wong is very good at it, and obviously has a ton of hustle, but she also had to get lucky in some ways. I believe in my spouse but he’s in a low paying profession and is unlikely to make much more no matter how hard he works on his chosen career path.

Her entire stand-up routine is peppered with notes that he got lucky that she made it to multi-millionaire status, she paid off his debts, and she is paying for everything in regards to the family.

Honestly people keep saying HIS family is rich. So why does he have debts? Why is their house not upscale (I'm sure she'll be able to buy a mansion now)?

But all for his degrees and credentials and pre-nups, until she really took a chance - they were merely MC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I keep coming back to this quote in the article:

As a result, the Always Be My Maybe star shared she became "more motivated to make my own money because I signed a document specifically outlining how much I couldn't depend on my husband,"

This is sad to me. I think especially after she became successful, the feeling that she believed in her husband but he didn’t believe in her would be increasingly hurtful. She tries to rationalize it so many ways and that’s what it comes down to: The person she married didn’t believe in her. I think there’s even part of Baby Covra where she says she used her TV money to pay off some of his debts? Ouch. That has to sting. I’m not surprised they’re getting divorced.

I do agree that is sad in a way (that the pre-nup made her feel financially insecure) but I’m not sure how you get that this means she believed in him and not vice versa? I assume it was at his family’s behest because he comes from money. Which, yes, sucks. But doesn’t mean he didn’t believe in her.

Stand-up is a crap shoot. Wong is very good at it, and obviously has a ton of hustle, but she also had to get lucky in some ways. I believe in my spouse but he’s in a low paying profession and is unlikely to make much more no matter how hard he works on his chosen career path.

The pre nup made the marriage unstable. She needed to go out and make money because there was none for her from him. She was alone in her own marriage.

NP. I signed a prenup too but we don't have kids and I wanted to show I wasn't marrying for money. If we part ways, I'll just leave with all my stuff. I hope Ali will get child support from her STBX. I think it's great that she pursued comedy as a career instead becoming a layabout SAHM in spite of her jokes about 'laying down' instead of leaning in.

She's the millionaire. He's a middle-rung VP at a online prescription website. They'll agree on CS from her and zero alimony for him thanks to that pre-nup.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Her last standup was not funny. I’m sad for them.

Are you kidding? Its hilarious.

Watching this as a childfree person, I wonder why Ali would have kids and then complain about them? Like it's expected your life is going to change. I get the impression that she wanted kids more than the husband because she said in her previous special she didn't want to be lonely in her old age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I keep coming back to this quote in the article:

As a result, the Always Be My Maybe star shared she became "more motivated to make my own money because I signed a document specifically outlining how much I couldn't depend on my husband,"

This is sad to me. I think especially after she became successful, the feeling that she believed in her husband but he didn’t believe in her would be increasingly hurtful. She tries to rationalize it so many ways and that’s what it comes down to: The person she married didn’t believe in her. I think there’s even part of Baby Covra where she says she used her TV money to pay off some of his debts? Ouch. That has to sting. I’m not surprised they’re getting divorced.

I do agree that is sad in a way (that the pre-nup made her feel financially insecure) but I’m not sure how you get that this means she believed in him and not vice versa? I assume it was at his family’s behest because he comes from money. Which, yes, sucks. But doesn’t mean he didn’t believe in her.

Stand-up is a crap shoot. Wong is very good at it, and obviously has a ton of hustle, but she also had to get lucky in some ways. I believe in my spouse but he’s in a low paying profession and is unlikely to make much more no matter how hard he works on his chosen career path.

The pre nup made the marriage unstable. She needed to go out and make money because there was none for her from him. She was alone in her own marriage.

NP. I signed a prenup too but we don't have kids and I wanted to show I wasn't marrying for money. If we part ways, I'll just leave with all my stuff. I hope Ali will get child support from her STBX. I think it's great that she pursued comedy as a career instead becoming a layabout SAHM in spite of her jokes about 'laying down' instead of leaning in.

She's the millionaire. He's a middle-rung VP at a online prescription website. They'll agree on CS from her and zero alimony for him thanks to that pre-nup.

Her $3 mil net worth isn't going to get them far in California.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I married into a wealthy family, and they would never have asked me to sign a prenup.
It’s an awful way to start a life together.

Eh, I don’t know. It sounds like his money at time of marriage was really family money.

Family money does not require prenup. The prenup applies to the earned income during the marriage. She's an extremely bright woman (she's a Fulbright).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Debating the merits or demerits of prenups in general, it is obvious it was a sore point with her with how frequently she referred to it in her specials and the use of the word “forced” to describe it.

I think that’s true. And if I were him, that frequency would make me wonder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Debating the merits or demerits of prenups in general, it is obvious it was a sore point with her with how frequently she referred to it in her specials and the use of the word “forced” to describe it.

I think that’s true. And if I were him, that frequency would make me wonder.

Well it seems like it was his idea. Maybe he should have taken the hint and torn it up before she got famous.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know what their problem was?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I married into a wealthy family, and they would never have asked me to sign a prenup.
It’s an awful way to start a life together.

Eh, I don’t know. It sounds like his money at time of marriage was really family money.

This is what is confusing to me. Fine a prenup if it's family money not money he earned. But by saying she can't depend on him is she saying the prenup also included his earned money? Did it apply the other way where he doesn't get her money?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Her last standup was not funny. I’m sad for them.

Are you kidding? Its hilarious.

Watching this as a childfree person, I wonder why Ali would have kids and then complain about them? Like it's expected your life is going to change. I get the impression that she wanted kids more than the husband because she said in her previous special she didn't want to be lonely in her old age.

I'm a parent and some of her standup about kids and parenting make me wonder that too. Kind of like that marriage stuff foreshadowing divorce, I wonder if the regret having kids "jokes" have more than an element of truth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I married into a wealthy family, and they would never have asked me to sign a prenup.
It’s an awful way to start a life together.

Eh, I don’t know. It sounds like his money at time of marriage was really family money.

Family money does not require prenup. The prenup applies to the earned income during the marriage. She's an extremely bright woman (she's a Fulbright).

What did she do before stand-up? She talks about his Harvard MBA a lot but it doesn’t sound like they had much income.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I keep coming back to this quote in the article:

As a result, the Always Be My Maybe star shared she became "more motivated to make my own money because I signed a document specifically outlining how much I couldn't depend on my husband,"

This is sad to me. I think especially after she became successful, the feeling that she believed in her husband but he didn’t believe in her would be increasingly hurtful. She tries to rationalize it so many ways and that’s what it comes down to: The person she married didn’t believe in her. I think there’s even part of Baby Covra where she says she used her TV money to pay off some of his debts? Ouch. That has to sting. I’m not surprised they’re getting divorced.

I do agree that is sad in a way (that the pre-nup made her feel financially insecure) but I’m not sure how you get that this means she believed in him and not vice versa? I assume it was at his family’s behest because he comes from money. Which, yes, sucks. But doesn’t mean he didn’t believe in her.

Stand-up is a crap shoot. Wong is very good at it, and obviously has a ton of hustle, but she also had to get lucky in some ways. I believe in my spouse but he’s in a low paying profession and is unlikely to make much more no matter how hard he works on his chosen career path.

The pre nup made the marriage unstable. She needed to go out and make money because there was none for her from him. She was alone in her own marriage.

NP. I signed a prenup too but we don't have kids and I wanted to show I wasn't marrying for money. If we part ways, I'll just leave with all my stuff. I hope Ali will get child support from her STBX. I think it's great that she pursued comedy as a career instead becoming a layabout SAHM in spite of her jokes about 'laying down' instead of leaning in.

She's the millionaire. He's a middle-rung VP at a online prescription website. They'll agree on CS from her and zero alimony for him thanks to that pre-nup.

Her $3 mil net worth isn't going to get them far in California.

By that token without her $3 million their family was bones poor in California.

[Anonymous]

I think some of y’all take comedy too seriously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think some of y’all take comedy too seriously.

Have you seen the specials - a lot of comedians take their routines from their lives