Intro
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Do you know someone who is getting married soon? Many people want to get married and live happily every after. But sometimes, things don’t work out. Sometimes, people divorce and need to split everything. If it will come to that, who gets the car? Who gets the couch? Who gets the dog? Will you and your partner be on the same page?
In the US, some people sign a prenup, or prenuptial agreement, before marriage. The prenup is a piece of paper that says who gets what after a divorce. Of course, people hope not to divorce, but they don’t want things to get ugly if they do. Although no one wants to think about the heavy stuff, covering your bases is always a good idea.
Prenups are coming back. Listen to today’s English lesson to hear what Romeo and Marni think about these agreements.
Dialog
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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
Marni: I hear prenups are coming back.
Romeo: Well, yeah. I mean, who wants to split half a dog?
Marni: Well, I hope it would never come to that. I find it fascinating because I never would have thought of that, going into my marriage. Apparently, it’s really popular these days.
Romeo: You never thought about covering your bases?
Marni: I never had bases to cover, so I wasn’t too worried about it. You know, if people are more successful going into their marriages, perhaps it’s not a bad thing to have an agreement about what will be yours and what will be the other person’s should you divorce.
Romeo: Concerning finances and insurance, I mean, we’re talking a lot of heavy stuff here. It’s good to have a plan and to be prepared because sometimes things don’t always work out.
Marni: Right.
Romeo: You want to be on the same page.
Marni: Like, you and your partner go into this with an agreement that this is what’s going to happen, in case. And then, you can’t get ugly about it afterwards because it’s all there, all in writing.
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Discussion
According to Marni, first comes love, then comes… a prenup? Before getting married, this special agreement helps couples be on the same page about what they own together. If they divorce, they’ll know exactly how to split their things. Marni approves. She thinks successful people need to discuss the heavy stuff before the wedding.
Romeo agrees with Marni. Prenups are coming back for a reason. Some marriages don’t work out. Everyone hopes it won’t come to that, but it might. Romeo thinks it’s better to talk about a prenup than to wait until things get ugly. It’s hard to split a pet, for example, so a prenup will help a couple cover all their bases.
What kind of agreement do people make in your country before marriage? What do they do if their marriage doesn’t work out?
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