My divorce, after 5 years of marriage, had been finalized a year before I started dating Marietta. Although I am now financially stable, after hard work, sweat and tears, the divorce process and custody battle has been extremely stressful and has put me in a traumatic state financially, that I no longer wish to experience again. This is the reason why I want to put a pre-nuptial agreement together when I remarry to Marietta. My decision has nothing to do with her personally. I just feel that anything is possible, which is obviously why I am divorced, and because we all are liable to make mistakes. Marietta was born and raised in the Philippines, and has strong family ties and values. Because she has never been married, I feel she will seek the guidance and approval of her family for a lot of the choices and decisions that she makes. This puts me in fear of whether or not her family will have an effect on our relationship/marriage, what will happen if huge disagreements arise, and if/when we decide to have children, will this cause any problems for me as a father raising them. These are just some of the things …show more content…
In this contract, we will both be making decisions and facing financial matters. This will protect the financial well-being of my child from my previous marriage, will preserve her family ties and any inheritance that may or may not take place, and to sum everything up, it will eliminate any battles over assets and finances. Having this honest financial discussion prior to a wedding can be a very positive thing. I just hope she doesn’t take it the wrong way. I am concerned that she may feel resentment, or a lack of commitment/trust between us. I want to be as honest as possible, with nothing to hide, not my thoughts, feelings, or even assets. I understand this is unromantic of me, but I believe this will avoid any confusion in the long