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Exclusive | The one surprising rule divorce attorneys swear by on the third date

Nypost · · 1030 words · By Kyra Breslin
Modern Dating Norms Prenuptial Agreements as Financial Literacy Female Empowerment
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The one surprising rule divorce attorneys swear by on the third date Every person who’s married technically has a prenup — either written by the government in the form of a marriage license, or by the two people who chose each other out of the other 8 billion…

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The one surprising rule divorce attorneys swear by on the third date Every person who’s married technically has a prenup — either written by the government in the form of a marriage license, or by the two people who chose each other out of the other 8 billion…

Why it matters

And one expert believes a conversation about having a prenup could and should take place — shockingly — as early as the third date.

Common ground

James Sexton, a prominent New York City divorce lawyer, recently went viral with that suggestion, fueling the long, heated debate over the so-called “prenup myth” and the negative connotation of the difficult-to-bring-up contractual arrangement.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Transfer: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Claim 1: “On Bravo’s “Summer House,” financial strain between longtime couple Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula — who did not have a prenup — has become a point of conflict.”
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Multiple independent web sources (including a Forbes mention and other news reports) explicitly state that Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula did not have a prenuptial agreement and that this is a point of conflict/discussion regarding their separation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Summer House is an American reality television series that premiered on January 9, 2017, on Bravo. The series follows a group of friends who share a summer house in the Hamptons town of Southampton, N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_House_(2017_TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Winter House is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on October 20, 2021. It is a spin-off of Summer House and follows a group of friends vacationing in various wintery locati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_House_(TV_series)
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web search NEUTRAL — In January 2026, 'Summer House' reality TV personalities Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula announced they were separating after four years of marriage and had no prenuptial agreement. How will this ...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/legalentertainment/2026/02/10/k…
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Claim 2: “James Sexton, a prominent New York City divorce lawyer, recently went viral with that suggestion [that a conversation about having a prenup could and should take place as early as the third date]”
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Wikipedia confirms that James Joseph Sexton is an American attorney practicing divorce and family law in the New York metropolitan area and is a frequent media commentator on divorce-related issues. While the specific 'third date' quote is not in the snippet, his identity and role as a prominent NYC divorce lawyer and media commentator are verified.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brendan Eugene Sexton III (born February 21, 1980) is an American actor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Sexton_III
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Buckman Sexton (born December 28, 1981), known professionally as Buck Sexton, is an American radio and television talk show host, author, and conservative political commentator. He is the co-hos…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Sexton
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Joseph Sexton (born 1972) is an American attorney who practices in divorce and family law in the New York metropolitan area. Sexton is a frequent media commentator on divorce-related issues and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Sexton_(attorney)
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Claim 3: “former “Real Housewives of New York City” cast member Bethenny Frankel rehashed her own painstaking, 10-year divorce battle and encouraged listeners to get a prenup on an episode of the podcast “Call Her Daddy.””
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Web search results confirm that Bethenny Frankel encouraged a colleague to get a prenup following her own decade-long divorce battle. Another search result confirms the existence of the 'Call Her Daddy' podcast. The combination of these reports corroborates the narrative of her promoting prenups based on her personal experience.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brock Colyar is a journalist who was born in Tennessee. They are a features writer at New York magazine. They have been the writer of The Cut's nightlife newsletter "are u coming?" since 2021. In 2023…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Real Housewives of New York City is an American reality television series that debuted on Bravo on March 4, 2008. The series' upcoming sixteenth season will chronicle six women in New York City— S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Real_Housewives_of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of episodes from the ninth season of Shark Tank.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_Tank_season_9
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Claim 4: “a recent Harris Poll found that 21% of Americans say they’ve signed one [a prenup], up from just 3% in 2010”
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The evidence provided includes a Wikipedia entry for 'The Harris Poll' as a company, but does not contain the specific statistics (21% vs 3%) regarding prenuptial agreements. Other search results are about Kamala Harris and are irrelevant.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 United States presidential straw poll in Guam took place on November 5, 2024. Guam is a territory and not a state, making it ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College. However, Gua…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kamala Harris is an American politician and attorney who was the 49th vice president of the United States, serving from 2021 to 2025, under President Joe Biden. Harris was also the nominee of the Demo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_image_of_Kamala_Harris
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Harris Poll is an American market research and analytics company that has been tracking the sentiment, behaviors and motivations of American adults since 1963. In addition to the traditional consu…
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Claim 5: “Batula... admitted she regretted the decision [not having a prenup]... on “Watch What Happens Live.””
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Multiple web search results confirm that Amanda Batula appeared on 'Watch What Happens Live' to discuss her split from Kyle Cooke and admitted that not signing a prenuptial agreement was a mistake.
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web search NEUTRAL — Amanda Batula publicly discussed her recent separation from husband Kyle Cooke during the February 3, 2026 episode of Watch What Happens Live.
https://evrimagaci.org/gpt/amanda-batula-discusses-split-fro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Summer House’s Amanda Batula is spilling all the details about her split from Kyle Cooke. As a lifestyle commentator, I’ve been following the news about this split, and it came up during a recent appe…
https://tech-oracle.com/summer-houses-amanda-batula-reveals-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Amanda Batula admits she made a big mistake by not signing a prenuptial agreement when she married her “Summer House” co-star and husband, Kyle Cooke. “I messed up.
https://pagesix.com/2025/07/01/celebrity-news/amanda-batula-…
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