Jenny knew from the beginning that she wanted a prenup.
Shed been working since she was 15, eventually building a successful career in real estate in Los Angeles.
When she and her ex-husband started dating, she made more than five times his salary.
Nobody really talks about prenups that openly, especially as a female.
Its something thats kind of frowned upon, says the 34-year-old.
[But] Ive worked really hard in my life and wanted to protect everything Ive earned.
[People say] the person you marry is not the same person you divorce.
Its 100% true, she says.
Because of the prenup, Jennys home, car, and money were protected.
Everything shed wanted to keep, she kept.
That prenup really did save me.
Prenups can be taboo.
Theres a misconception that they can foreshadow inequality between partners, marital conflict, or divorce.
[But theyre] actually quite responsible with money.
That created a lot of conflict.
When you get married, youre combining your life with somebody elses.
[If] you get divorced, you have to separate those lives again, Donnelly said.
We put it in the closet and never thought of it again.
The prenup didnt even come up, though Vincent says it still had an impact on the relationship.
I want an as-equal-as-possible relationship, where theres as little transaction as possible, Vincent says.
I think a prenup is a tool for that.
This article was originally published onJan.
