Yes. The family law courts are grossly unfair in this. If you spent too long tolerating a bad marriage, the courts will let your ex siphon off big chunks of your income for the rest of your life.
Yep and the cash and prizes can also include any future earnings, investments, securities, holdings, resources and real estate depending on which state you live in. With prenups being thrown out by judges of anti-male courts on a whim as well as the promise of never realistically seeing your children until they're grown up, where's the benefit? None.
And forget about co-habitating. In many states you're considered married after a short period of time so again, the cash and prizes option will kick in. If there are children from a previous marriage you can also be on the hook until they're eighteen. It may not even matter if you're married either, anti-male courts can rule that you were a role model/father figure and you have to pay up.
So why buy when you can rent or get for free anyway?