Amy Dickinson has the habit of ignoring men's rights. In her column Ask Amy: There’s a hitch in the plan to get hitched (12/29/11, see second letter down the page) she accepts the idea of ignoring a gold-digger's plan to marry-then-divorce for money. Amy tells the letter writer not to interfere:
"I can't imagine that if you were in this man's well-heeled shoes you would actually welcome being informed of this impending disaster."
Amy has had a total failure of imagination.
As an exercise here, let's do a role swap. Say the letter writer is male, the columnist is male and the (imaginary) column is called "Ask Bolt."
Bolt says:
Have a man-to-man talk, though perhaps a little indirect. Ask your friend what kind of pre-nuptial agreement they're going to sign before the wedding. If he has no idea what you're talking about explain it to him. More important than that-- be ready to give him the name of a good attorney who can arrange it.
If she won't sign...she loves his assets more than she loves him.
Recommended reading: "How to Avoid 'Getting Screwed' When Getting Laid," by R. K. Hendrik (the author is a lawyer).
