[quote]pkiousis wrote:
most of that money will go to his kids. there is no way she can spend it all. if she ever remarries, she will sign pre nups to protect her kids. by all accounts, she is a decent woman who does what she can for her kids.
yes, she will have a very good life, but so will her kids and their kids. [/quote]
Lol, that woman will blow that money like it was nothing, if a Lottery winner can blow 270 mill in five years she can blow it easily.
[quote]Brother Chris wrote:
[quote]AndrewG909 wrote:
Maybe I’m a lone horse here, but I truly don’t give a shit if she rapes tiger woods of that money, and maybe thats why I’m not as sympathetic as others. The man plays fkn golf and is worth damn near a billion dollars, meanwhile people are getting laid off all over the country, teachers are severely underpaid and still getting laid off, prisoners are being freed because of crowding in prison, old people are dying because their health insurance.
Most doctors even brain surgeons or R&D scientists who devote every ounce of their lives and focus trying to save the lives of children and innocent people from disease will NEVER come close to accumulating this kind of wealth. But tiger swings a club and knows how to market himself and we’re supposed to feel sorry for him because his wife only left him with a couple hundred million dollars?? I say who gives a shit how much she takes, he’s still got more money then he’s worth IMO.
Boohoo tiger, I’m not losing any sleep over that idiot.
ProX does have a point in that women are using this as an example, but men should use this as an example. Get a prenup, dont tear it to peices, and stick to the marriage contract you signed, if not be prepared to fall back on your prenup and your lawyers or you will get screwed. /of rant.
On a side note, why are all the attractive young girls on this site from Canada?? What’s in the water over there?
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Okay Pinko.[/quote]
Ur racist!
In a funny bit of news this morning…Elin will be getting 100 million + child support and the 80 million dollar mansion in Fla… as well as an island estate in Sweden.
Not a bad haul…but not 750 million either.
How the fuck does one house cost 80 million dollars. I’ve seen that house. It’s incredibly nice, but damn.
I’m glad the 750MM isn’t true. I’m with Wol on this one. A hitman is a helluva lot cheaper than a divorce.
So…She only took close to 200 million + several goodies (I don’t know what child support means when talking super-rich).
I guess the 80 million dollar house comes with an island?
We men are sure a bunch of pussy-whipped weaklings.
When was the last time some rich male celebrity converted to Islam openly because he wants to screw without getting screwed?
Yes the 80 million dollar mansion in Fla. is on it’s own island.
Carmelo Anthony is getting married in 2 weeks, he just got offered a 3 year 60 million dollar extension by the Nuggets…
DON’T GET MARRIED CARMELO…FOR THE LOVE OF JEEBUS…DON’T DO IT!!
I cant say what is fair, but wouldn’t it just be easy for someone to take their net worth on wedding day, take the net worth on the day the marriage is to dissolve, and split the accumulated assets in half?
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
Fuck getting married. The risk:reward ratio if you are a man makes it a logical fallacy. Coupled with the fact that you are “buying” a depreciating asset with a very limited shelf life and expecting it to last a lifetime. Meanwhile, as a man, YOUR relative “value” is increasing…
Why any successful man (even MODERATELY successful), would get married is beyond me. I got taken to the cleaners and even then, my ex still fucks with me by moving to the furthest point in the state so I have to drive seven hours round trip just to see my kids - I had to go into a semi-retirement just to be a dad.
My Father is in a position right now that it’s cheaper to keep her. His wife got a “little” crazy over the years and has completely cut him off from his family. He has to sneak around just to have lunch with me a few times a year. When I asked him why and he told me how much he would lose… the number is staggering.
THERE’S NOTHING HE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
It’s a stupid, stupid thing to do in America with our current divorce laws if you have ANY appreciable net worth.[/quote]
It doesn’t matter if your successful or not. It’s even WORSE when you’ve got nothing. Just like any other high risk “investment” what matters is how much you can AFFORD to loose. Tiger Woods is still eating, living in doors, and seeing his kids on a regular basis. Sure this cost him alot. But at the end of the day he’s still got more than enough for himself. For men who don’t have alot, it’s WAY worse. Especially if she gets the tent in the settlement !
[quote]jp_dubya wrote:
I cant say what is fair, but wouldn’t it just be easy for someone to take their net worth on wedding day, take the net worth on the day the marriage is to dissolve, and split the accumulated assets in half?
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There’s a few reasons it doesn’t work like that. Mostly because of children. Marriage being the base from which a family is built. Basically unless your wife keeps her job, there are no children, and no talk of children, and every decision made during your marriage is based around an equal partnership than dividing net gains durign it’s term is inappropriate.
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
Fuck getting married. The risk:reward ratio if you are a man makes it a logical fallacy. Coupled with the fact that you are “buying” a depreciating asset with a very limited shelf life and expecting it to last a lifetime. Meanwhile, as a man, YOUR relative “value” is increasing…
Why any successful man (even MODERATELY successful), would get married is beyond me. I got taken to the cleaners and even then, my ex still fucks with me by moving to the furthest point in the state so I have to drive seven hours round trip just to see my kids - I had to go into a semi-retirement just to be a dad.
My Father is in a position right now that it’s cheaper to keep her. His wife got a “little” crazy over the years and has completely cut him off from his family. He has to sneak around just to have lunch with me a few times a year. When I asked him why and he told me how much he would lose… the number is staggering.
THERE’S NOTHING HE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
It’s a stupid, stupid thing to do in America with our current divorce laws if you have ANY appreciable net worth.[/quote]
Marriage is not about buying anything. If a man or woman is concerned about their assets when entering a marriage, those assets should be protected with an agreement before the marriage takes place. If one of the spouses is a celebrity who may require a certain amount of privacy in his/her affairs, that should be considered when drafting the agreement.
Basically, if you have money or assets, see a lawyer and protect yourself before you walk down the aisle.
I’m divorced, but I am not jaded. I still believe that marriage is important, that love between a couple that lasts is possible. It takes work and maturity. I’m still very hopeful that one day I’ll get it right. In the meanwhile, I refuse to think about another human being as an “asset with limited shelf life”. What a cold and cynical viewpoint.
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
Fuck getting married. The risk:reward ratio if you are a man makes it a logical fallacy. Coupled with the fact that you are “buying” a depreciating asset with a very limited shelf life and expecting it to last a lifetime. Meanwhile, as a man, YOUR relative “value” is increasing…
Why any successful man (even MODERATELY successful), would get married is beyond me. I got taken to the cleaners and even then, my ex still fucks with me by moving to the furthest point in the state so I have to drive seven hours round trip just to see my kids - I had to go into a semi-retirement just to be a dad.
My Father is in a position right now that it’s cheaper to keep her. His wife got a “little” crazy over the years and has completely cut him off from his family. He has to sneak around just to have lunch with me a few times a year. When I asked him why and he told me how much he would lose… the number is staggering.
THERE’S NOTHING HE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
It’s a stupid, stupid thing to do in America with our current divorce laws if you have ANY appreciable net worth.[/quote]
AC, while your viewpoint is understandable given that you got taken to the cleaners, it doesn’t make marriage worthless as a concept. And I say this as someone who has just gone through a messy divorce! I know enough to understand that not every woman out there is just like my ex, no more than I am exactly like every other guy. So I’m still open to trying again one day.
You could apply your same viewpoint to the institution of work. We’ve all heard of examples -even in the U.S. - where people are made to work in sweat shops in conditions near to slavery. Does this mean that we should all quit are jobs, say fuck working and refuse to work another day? Job satisfaction is all about finding a decent and equitable employer that appreciates and wants to utilize your skills. Marriage is a little bit like that too, with the added elements of love and loyalty thrown in.