Remember, just because you get married, or commit to a long term relationship, doesn't mean the next logical step has to be kids. Take a breather and enjoy each other's company for a while. Travel with each other and go to places you might not be able see later in life. So many people I know are taught to think:…

when half of marriages end in divorce, I'd rather not pretend that I am a special snowflake and I think it's wise to plan for a likely disaster.

And 50% of marriages are just that:until death. To some the prenup says: I'm planning for divorce. To others it says: I don't want your stuff, I just want YOU.

Exactly, thus the pre-nup would have never been used, so there would be no harm.

Like the original poster said, saying that is like saying, "I will drive more safely if I don't wear a seat belt".

If you're seriously using your pre-nup as an excuse to get out of a marriage, then you definitely have a problem. And if…

Sadly reality doesn't agree. I'm certain that most who divorce never "considered" it an option when they said I do. And that doesn't negate the above point. I don't consider crashing my car, or burning down my house an option, merely a possibility.