| That's probably because partnerships are not an upfront contract and termination terms are negotiated post-hoc, which is completely unlike "business, finance, housing, consumption" contracts. For some reason prenuptial agreements aren't that big of a thing, and I'm not even sure they would hold any water in Europe. So when I enter a contract with a business, before signing, I know who owes what and what happens if someone fails to provide that. Also, we know what it means to fail to provide. Usually, "Meh, I'm just not happy anymore" isn't a part of that. So I totally understand people (usually men) not wanting to enter a contract where they face a significant probability of being taken to the cleaners. If my company fails to deliver a service to a client, or the product delivered is subpar, it's clear what the penalties are. And those penalties are established upfront. If in the meantime my company goes from a thousand dollar startup to a multi-billion dollar enterprise, I don't suddenly owe an angry client half of what I own. I still owe them what we agreed beforehand, which may be an insignificant sum. Even if it's somehow thanks to them that we became a huge company. It's my understanding that marriage doesn't work like that. |