"Andrea Zevallos declared 2016 her "year of dating." She was twenty-seven, working at Universal Studios Hollywood, the theme park, and determined to find love. She calculated it would take three dates a week. By December, she was losing hope. "It was exhausting," she said. Then, while scrolling OkCupid, she noticed a "cute guy" with a "Hamilton" reference in his handle. His name was Alex Switzky, and like her he was a musical-theatre enthusiast and aspiring screenwriter."
"Five years later, Zevallos was enrolled in an M.F.A. program in screenwriting, and Switzky was working at Final Draft, a screenwriting-software company. One night, after watching "Ted Lasso" over a plate of tahini noodles, Switzky proposed. Zevallos said yes without hesitation, especially because they had already agreed to sign a prenuptial agreement if they married. "What if one of us gets lucky and sells a script?" she had pointed out. "Who would retain that I.P.?""
Prenuptial agreements have shifted from an elite tool to something many young people adopt, including those without substantial assets. Couples often view prenups as practical protection for future earnings, business opportunities, and intellectual property generated during the marriage. Some partners raise prenups early in relationships and factor them into engagement or wedding planning. Personal examples include creative professionals who want clarity over potential script sales and I.P. Surveys indicate a growing share of Americans report having signed prenups, and prenups are becoming a normalized financial precaution for engaged couples.
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