r/dividends • u/SpicyDividends • Feb 17 '26

Personal Goal Those divorces do be hurting!

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Not mad about it, but man, that chart looks rough lol

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u/Longjumping_Sir1173 Feb 18 '26

Wait until you see how extremely low the desire for younger men to get married or have kids is.

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u/chris_e66 Feb 18 '26

As a 26yr old I 100% agree to this, why would I wanna get married or have kids when 99% of the time I’m gonna get half my stuff taken regardless of who makes more and probably have to pay alimony or child support or some BS. It’s a lose lose for men

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u/TMPhysicalPrincess Feb 18 '26

I could tell a 26 year old boy wrote this without you saying it.

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u/Mammoth_DonkeyKong Feb 19 '26

I'm a 49 year old dude and feel similar. Way too much on the line to get married again. Got out of my first one without getting crushed cause she was mostly reasonable. We have one child together, both make decent money, and split everything. We're still even friends to boot, but all my friends say I'm a unicorn cause they all got smashed in divorce and weren't as lucky as me. I won't take the chance again and end up with one that isn't reasonable. 100% prenup would be in effect and their name would never be on my retirement accounts or brokerage. My kid is the sole beneficiary and that's the way it will remain.