Rima Grace

Back when I got married, I knew very little about prenups.

They just weren't something people around me really talked about, felt kind of taboo.

But these days, it feels different.

About 15% of Americans apparently have a prenup, and nearly half say they'd be open to signing one, especially Gen Z and millennials.

So this week, we're talking prenups, the misconceptions, how they actually work, and the bigger questions they bring up about love and power.

I'm chatting with two people who see couples at some of their most intimate crossroads, family lawyer Sahar Taylor and financial therapist Aja Evans.

Sahar and Aja, welcome to the show.

Thank you for having us.

Hi, thank you for having us.

So excited.

Okay, so I want to start by playing this clip from the Bravo reality show Vanderpump Rules.

The show follows the dramatic lives of restaurant staff in West Hollywood.

And there's this moment from the show that I always think about when the subject of prenups comes up.

In this scene, Katie and her fiance, Tom, sit down with a lawyer to talk about getting a prenup.

Sahar and Aja, what are your reactions to that clip?

So Sahar, you're a lawyer who works with couples on prenups, right?

Yes.

So what did you think of that clip?

Yeah.

I know there's something about the word prenup that feels heavier.