今年网上特别流行两句台词，一句是“别谈钱，伤感情”，另一句是“别谈感情，伤钱”。很幽默，也很现实。似乎“钱”和“感情”这两者永远都是矛盾的，不好共存的。于是，筹备婚礼的爱侣可能因为一方要求签一份prenup而分崩离析，而有人却因为一份回报丰厚的prenup跟一个没什么感情的“财神”成婚。那么，你知道这个prenup是什么了吗？

A prenuptial agreement or premarital agreement, commonly abbreviated¹ to prenup or prenupt, is a contract entered into prior to marriage, civil union or any other agreement prior to the main agreement by the people intending to marry or contract with each other.

婚前协议，通常缩写为prenup或prenupt，指有意成婚或者彼此承诺的人在结婚、民事结合（即同性结婚）或者正式注册之前签署的一份协议。

The content of a prenuptial agreement can vary widely, but commonly includes provisions for division of property and spousal support in the event of divorce or breakup of marriage. They may also include terms for the forfeiture² of assets as a result of divorce on the grounds of adultery, further conditions of guardianship³ may be included as well.

婚前协议的内容可能不尽相同，但是普遍都包括离婚或婚姻破裂时财产分配以及配偶抚养方面的条款。有时可能还会包括因通奸而导致离婚时财产没收以及对于监护权的进一步要求等条款。

There are two types of prenuptial agreements: marriage contract for people who are married or about to be married, and cohabitation agreement for unmarried couples. A variation for people who are already married is a postnuptial agreement, also called a postmarital agreement.

婚前协议分为两种：已婚夫妇或将婚夫妇签署的婚姻协议，以及未结婚伴侣签署的同居协议。已婚夫妇签署的协议也叫做postnuptial agreement或者postmarital agreement。