A pregnant woman is shocked that her partner is "dead against" marrying her to protect his money and assets. On the popular forum Mumsnet, she explained that her boyfriend is "money orientated" and has shared concerns about what will happen to his pension and investments if they divorce in the future.
On the relationships thread, she wrote: "Partner doesn't want to get married for a few reasons. I have been married before - he seems to judge me for this. The main reason is he suggests what if I decide to not want to do it after 10 years...? He loses half his pension and investments he has. This chat has completely thrown me because I did not anticipate finances to be at the back of my reasons for not wanting to get married.
"He is very money orientated, it drives him. Yet he will not apply himself or develop himself at work to earn a higher salary for us as a family. I have since found out I am pregnant. We may struggle financially with a new child. I achieved my degree last year and intended to go back to work. I am now out for another two to three years. He doesn't seem to get that this is a thing for me. Getting married gives me some security and protection I guess. He is dead against it.
