A final note on being a co-signer on documents.
It is difficult to refuse to sign a document when it is presented to us by a loved one, a family member or a trusted friend. After all, if you refuse to sign it, does this mean you are a bad husband/wife, a bad friend or a lousy individual? If your husband wants you to sign some paperwork now, NOW, NOW! are you an unfaithful wife for wanting to read it over and understand its contents? After all, you are married, what difference does it make?
I refer to the famous line in the great movie "The Godfather:" it's nothing personal - it's strictly business.
Hard as it is to accept, we live in a world of business transactions. The ultimate arbitrators of the document you sign will not care if you are a good spouse, a wonderful family member or a trusted friend. The only thing they will care about is that your signature is on the document. The only thing that matters is that if they need to collect, they can come to you. The only thing that matters is that you have signed on the line that is dotted.
Given this harsh but true set of facts, isn't it worth a few minutes of your time to know what you are signing?
Further, no one has the right to tell you that you need to sign a document. If the person asking you to sign a document is your spouse, your family member, your friend, then they of all people should understand your very reasonable request to look it over, to understand what you are signing and if you do not understand it, then to at least have the opportunity to have someone who does understand it look it over.
Sad as it is to say, if they will not let you take these actions, then they are no friend of yours.
It is difficult to refuse to sign a document when it is presented to us by a loved one, a family member or a trusted friend. After all, if you refuse to sign it, does this mean you are a bad husband/wife, a bad friend or a lousy individual? If your husband wants you to sign some paperwork now, NOW, NOW! are you an unfaithful wife for wanting to read it over and understand its contents? After all, you are married, what difference does it make?
I refer to the famous line in the great movie "The Godfather:" it's nothing personal - it's strictly business.
Hard as it is to accept, we live in a world of business transactions. The ultimate arbitrators of the document you sign will not care if you are a good spouse, a wonderful family member or a trusted friend. The only thing they will care about is that your signature is on the document. The only thing that matters is that if they need to collect, they can come to you. The only thing that matters is that you have signed on the line that is dotted.
Given this harsh but true set of facts, isn't it worth a few minutes of your time to know what you are signing?
Further, no one has the right to tell you that you need to sign a document. If the person asking you to sign a document is your spouse, your family member, your friend, then they of all people should understand your very reasonable request to look it over, to understand what you are signing and if you do not understand it, then to at least have the opportunity to have someone who does understand it look it over.
Sad as it is to say, if they will not let you take these actions, then they are no friend of yours.
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