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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dh here. I'm still in my 30s. DW and I have twice the money you do, but we've built that up together over the past 15 years, so it's definitely ours, jointly. On a per-person basis, we each have what you have.

Your post got me thinking about how I might feel in your situation, if I were still single. On one hand, I can sympathize. On the other, I don't think you're ready for marriage, or at least not marriage to this current guy.

I think the idea of putting it in a separate trust, without the formal discussion about prenuptial agreements, has some appeal.

What I would find very awkward is for someone to say "I want the 'trappings' (as you call it) of my success, like the million dollar house, and of course, you can live there, but it will obviously by *my* house if we ever separate. That introduces a really weird power dynamic, and I wouldn't put up with it.

Big picture, I think what you might consider is the trust for your million dollars. But every quarter, the earnings that it generates would be both of yours, from here on out, as long as you're both married. So you can put those earnings toward the mortgage on the million dollar house if you want, but the house is both of yours.

[b]If that makes you uncomfortable, just stay a spinster. [/b][/quote]

Is that necessary really?[/quote]

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