[OT: Why any man would want to get married these days is baffling!]

Marriages commonly end in divorce, and women initiate the divorce ~75% of the time. Women nearly always end up owning things after a divorce which they didn't pay for (i.e., legalized theft), in some cases, even things which were owned by the man prior to even marrying the woman (and not just minor things either, it could be a house, which is usually a person's most valuable possession). And, if there are children, women are usually awarded custody, and men are "awarded" child support payments, despite there being no mechanism in place to ensure the money is spent on the kids, and despite the father no longer having any real say in how the kids are raised. On top of that, you could even end up paying alimony (more legalized theft).

Then there are other bizarre possibilities, such as having to pay child support for a kid or kids that aren't even yours.

Marriage is an extremely risky gamble; one which can cost you hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars and your kids if you lose, and which has no payoff if you "win" (other than getting to keep what you already have).

Marriage made sense at one time, but with the way things are now, I wouldn't even consider it. And there is nothing you can do that is guaranteed to protect yourself either, because there really is no such thing as an "ironclad" prenuptial agreement.