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by romanovcode 1434 days ago
Yes, it's called postnup. You do a prenup and after marriage do a postnup. This pretty much binds contract in stone since partner accepted the terms even after the marriage contract was in motion.

All in all marriage seems like a lot of contracts for no good benefit.

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> This pretty much binds contract in stone since partner accepted the terms even after the marriage contract was in motion.

Can you explain why this means more than just getting a prenup? I really don’t get it. If you agree to a prenup then you agreed to the prenup, no?

The difficulty of unwinding it is what makes it a valuable signal of commitment.
Interesting way to think about it. It's also interesting to think about how many institutions and businesses exist to facilitate a marriage, and how few exist to end one. Easy in, hard out.