When i was 19, i had received a trust fund from my great grandmother after she passed away. It was a pretty good chunk of money, and then when i turn forty, i get another trust fund from what was supposed to be my fathers trust fund (he passed away 5 years ago), and that is an even greater amount of money. I told my fiancee that i wanted us to sign a prenup, and he told me no. I dont want us to get married, then have the marriage not work and have him walk away with half my money. I love him a lot, i just dont know what to do in this situation.

You have to protect yourself, just remind him that you would respect him if he was in your situation and sign one, just in case... I dont know if that helps, I dont envy your situation good luck!!

After I read your topic I asked my hubby to be what he thought. He said that he would be offended at first if I had asked him, but after thinking about it he said that if the roles we reversed that he would want a prenup. Personally I think that you need to protect yourself and the money will also be his when you stay together... forever.

If celebrity tabloids have taught us anything... it is that you have to protect yourself. I work for attorneys and consulted them about a prenup after I became engaged. Neither my fiance or I have anything substantial that isn't already joint property or already legally protected so we decided it wasn't necessary. If your fiance were the one with the most to lose, I'm sure he would want to protect himself. He probably just needs some time to think about it.

Good Luck and Best Wishes

Most people do not like prenups, me included, so I can understand this being a sticky situation for anyone. You may want to make sure this is the person you want to be with if you think you need one.
I will tell you that there are ways you can protect yourself from having any of your money taken if you were to divorce, but it also depends on what state you are in. Some states are split it right down the middle when a couple divorces or you leave with what you brought into the marriage, or it can be a state where someone ends up getting more than the other person - a lot of times that ends up happening to the man and it usually is even more so when children are involved and most states give custody to the mother - otherwise it is the breadwinner that gets the biggest blow no matter if that is the man or the woman..

In my opinion, you should go to whomever holds your trust (not sure if it is a company, a private broker, etc...) and ask them about measures you can take to protect yourself.
I know that my parents have a clause in their will that protects me if I were to ever divorce. They also have it where I would get money initially and then the rest at a certain age - mine may be 40 as well. You would be safe from the money coming to you at 40 if you were to divorce before then.

I can completely understand your concern. Like another poster wrote, maybe ask your fiance if he were in your position what would he do? It's easy to say you wouldn't but maybe after some thought he would reconsider.
I would still go to whomever holds your trust and consult a lawyer as well about other options besides a prenup.
Hope I helped you in some small way. Good luck with everything!!

Thanks gals. Your advice was really helpful, and I consulted an attorney through my financial company. Even if my fiance doesnt sign a pfenup, my money is still safe now. That was my biggest worry. Thannks again and good luck planning.