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Prenup

Prenup

Mr. Whitmer, Ms. Diaz: As your lawyer, I must recommend making a PermaMemory injection part of your prenuptial agreement. These days, it’s all too easy to delete the past.

Yes, I’m sure your marriage will be different—but just in case, this procedure will ensure neither of you can forget, by countering any memory-erasure procedures—invasive, chemical, radio-wave-induced, etc.—that the other may try to implement in the future.

It’s a win-win—if you don’t get divorced, great. If you do, sadly, break up, that weight, your life together, those memories—they can’t just be wiped out. They’ll at least have been worth something.