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In yesterday's news they were recommending that people living together should get a "Cohabitants' Agreement. And they were telling the story of this couple who broke up, and the girl took her b/f's dog, money, furniture, and moved to California.
He has spent $66,000 trying to get his dog back, and to this date, no luck.
If they had has an agreement in writing, it would had been much easier to him to recoup his losses, the anchorperson said.
This may be terribly unromantic of me, but I think it could be a very good idea.
Me, too. One of my friends bought a condo with her boyfriend. She put down the down payment and he was supposed to take care of the mortgage payments. She never even looked at it (I couldn't believe she was so stupid - in all other areas of life she is really smart) and trusted what he said about it. He said that he got a great deal and was going to do some renovations to it so that it would increase the value. Cut to a few months later - they break up, turns out he's behind on the mortgage payments, he says that she can "have" the condo, and they bought it for more than it was worth. She lost a ton of money.I still can't believe she was so stupid about the whole thing. And we all thought he was a total jerk - which he was...
I wouldn't wanna live together unless I was hard up for cash (in which case I probably wouldn't be dating seriously to begin with). I enjoy having a place to myself way too much. The thought of feminine products in my bathroom is nightmarish as well...
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In yesterday's news they were recommending that people living together should get a "Cohabitants' Agreement. And they were telling the story of this couple who broke up, and the girl took her b/f's dog, money, furniture, and moved to California.
He has spent $66,000 trying to get his dog back, and to this date, no luck.
If they had has an agreement in writing, it would had been much easier to him to recoup his losses, the anchorperson said.
What do you think?
Does he have proof that he bought the dog outright? If so I'd skip the court and have her arrested for grand theft or kidnapping.
If I were going to go through the trouble of 1. living with the man 2. getting a "cohabitants' agreement" I would save myself the trouble and get married and get a prenup. The end.
If I were going to go through the trouble of 1. living with the man 2. getting a "cohabitants' agreement" I would save myself the trouble and get married and get a prenup. The end.
I don't see how marriage + prenup would necessarily be easier than a cohabitants agreement. It seems to me like it would be even more involved.
I don't see how marriage + prenup would necessarily be easier than a cohabitants agreement. It seems to me like it would be even more involved.
what I'm saying is cohabitants' agreement is like saying I want to swim but I don't want to go into the water.
Yes, a prenup and a marriage does sound more involved, God forbid, I know. Saying it's "even more involved" sounds like a person that wants to swim but doesn't want to go into the water. So in closing, I'm not into pretending I have a marriage or something resembling one (but we're calling it something else). Either I have one or I don't.
We had one when we lived together for years before deciding to get married. It was an excellent idea, and while we never needed to use it to resolve a problem, having it helped ensure things were clear, and fair. It's also good in common-law marriage states to prevent the state from declaring you were married against your wishes.
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