Bloomberg Surveillance · Friday, July 10, 2026
A discussion centered on the book 'Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage' highlighted a trend of women taking greater control of their finances and engaging in detailed financial planning with partners. This shift is partly driven by experiences like the one in the book, where a wife lacked financial knowledge after her husband left, and is also reflected in the increasing prevalence of prenuptial agreements among younger couples.
“It's just as you said, people are reading this book as a cautionary tale and a horror story, and they are phoning their financial advisors and saying I need to crack open the books on my finances with my husband or partner.”
“There's also this fascinating overlap with privilege and status because she's in New York society. There's trust funds involved. Buthering glare's from Mary Tumban.”
“A broader trend and this is something you guys wrote about too, of young couples signing pre nups, This idea that it's not just men or wealthy the wealthy partner in the group. Everyone is kind of inquiring about this and looking into this to protect whatever assets or liabilities that they come into the marriage with.”