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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Totally financial and legal. When women can work and don’t need men to provide for them, there’s zero reason to entangle yourself with legal marriage. I can see myself in a long-term partnership, but I would never enter into a legal arrangement that gives a man a right to my pension, 401k and other assets. I suppose you can write up a pre-nup to take care of those things but I’m really not interested in fighting off the law in that way. Live together, maybe even purchase a home together? Sure. Beyond that, no. [/quote]

I wonder how much assets people have to think that way. I’ll have over $5mm by 50. Still would remarry with prenup, it’s not that difficult or expensive to draft. Kids inheritances, alimony, pensions - all this can be easily addressed there [/quote]

I'm 44 with about a 2.5 mil net worth and won't marry again because I don't want anyone to have an avenue to fight my kids for money. You can put all the paperwork you want into place, but it doesn't stop someone from bringing a lawsuit anyway. I want my kids to spend my money on fun and their own families, not on lawyers fighting some new husband I married.[/quote]

As someone with way more assets and who went through a bitter divorce - you are overestimating the legal risks. Took me  $50k to divorce with joint businesses worth over $20mm. 
If there is a prenup and trusts for the kids the legal expenses won’t be anywhere near what you presume. Plus, I wouldn’t mind my spouse getting some assets as well, if it’s a long marriage. 
I don’t want to die single just because  I’m scared of legal fees. For someone in their 40s the second marriage could still be a good run together and well worth with the right partner [/quote]

I agree with you pp.  A second marriage while still in 40s or early 50s would be worth it.  From where I see it now, the risk calculation would be quite a bit different by early 60s, although you never know.  Still likely to die single though, either way, since I'm a woman. [/quote]

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