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Welcome to Forum. I'm Grace Juan in Fermina Kim. When you say the word pre-nup, romance does not come to mind. In fact, up until recently, asking for a pre-up was considered offensive enough that a person might choose not to get married. Here's Seinfeld's George Costanza, learning about the power of a pre-up was considered offensive enough that a person might choose not to get married. Here's Seinfeld's

George Costanza learning about the power of a pre-up to get him out of a wedding that he doesn't want.

Ask her to sign a pre-up. What does that do? Because most women, when they're asked to sign a pre-up,

are so offended, they back out of the marriage.

They are?

Elaine?

I wouldn't sign one.

Pre-num? Of course.

But times are changing.

And now getting a prenuptial agreement is considered smart financial planning, even for couples with few or no assets. In fact,

no one loves a pre-up more than millennials. More than 40% of married and engaged millennials say

they've signed one. And they're using pre-ups to negotiate everything from intellectual property rights,

social media handles, and who gets the sneaker collection. So is romance dead? Jennifer Wilson

knows something about this. She's a staff writer for The New Yorker, and her most recent piece is why

millennials love prenups. Welcome to form, Jennifer. Thank you for having me. I hope romance isn't

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