It's the Marriage Option Everyone's Scared Of. Now It's Really on the Rise.

"This sentiment, it turns out, is slightly outdated. Prenups are on the rise, and they are especially common among millennial and Gen Z Americans. According to a 2022 Harris Poll survey, 15 percent of Americans have signed a prenup (up from 3 percent in 2010), and almost 40 percent of married or engaged people age 18-34 reported having them (compared with just 13 percent of those age 45-54)."

"When I first read about the rise of prenups, I assumed that millennial and Gen Z women were the ones initiating them. I'm in my early 30s, and many of the influencers my algorithm serves, from Vivian Tu to Eli Rallo, push posts and podcast episodes contouring the reasons why women should get them. Much of their wisdom springs from data showing how the romance-to-babies pipeline often means major hits to women's earnings and careers."

Prenups have become more common, especially among millennial and Gen Z Americans. A 2022 Harris Poll found 15 percent of Americans have signed prenups, up from 3 percent in 2010, and nearly 40 percent of married or engaged people aged 18–34 reported having them versus 13 percent of those 45–54. As of 2023, half of U.S. adults were open to signing prenups. Online services have reduced costs to roughly $600, expanding access beyond the ultrawealthy. Influencers promote prenups as a tool to protect women's earnings and careers affected by childbearing and caregiving.

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