With a spread titled, “Let’$ Make a Deal,” the latest Psychology Today asks: “Does a prenuptial agreement sow the seeds of divorce or provide a crash course in conflict resolution?” [1]
Nice postscript to my November 3 blog.
It’s a point/counter-point piece that strongly lays out both sides of the argument — but draws no conclusion. That’s still up to you.
“Till Debt Do Us Part” is the cover feature. There’s also a fascinating bit of research out of the University of Warwick that puts dollar values on various elements of a “committed relationship.”
“Touch,” for example, is worth $26,000 per year. You’ll have to buy the issue to see other titillating elements that can bring the “marriage” dividend to $115,000 annually. [2]
Personally, I wouldn’t be eager to add these to a divorce balance sheet negotiation any time too soon.
Off-Site References
“Psychology of ‘Love + Money‘” / November 8, 2004 / Divorce Balance (via Internet Archive, accessed August 8, 2024)
- Psychology Today (accessed August 8, 2024)
- “A Simple Statistical Method for Measuring How Life Events Affect Happiness” / January 2002 / Andrew J Oswald / Department of Economics, University of Warwick (via Internet Archive, accessed August 8, 2024)