Foul trouble: Couples filling out March Madness prenups as 28% say arguments caused bywatching sports
The Final Four is the final straw for some couples.A sportsbook is offering a “College Basketball Championship 2025 Prenuptial Agreement” during March Madness to keep relationships from going out of bounds.BetUS’s “Hoops & Harmony” contract has couples decide on exactly how many of the 67 NCAA tournament games they should be able to watch.Each party has to agree “to coordinate viewing schedules to prioritize shared activities and responsibilities, ensuring the marriage is not adversely affected,” under its terms.Duke University alum Jason Granato said his main focus until April 7 are his top-seeded Blue Devils as they compete in the tournament, even if it means missing out on quality time with his girlfriend.“I had to block off three weekends of my calendar for watching my team and the competition and potentially attending games with my friends and family,” said Granato, 23, of SoHo.“While this has cut into some routine events such as weekly dinners and weekend walks with my girlfriend, this tournament captivates the world for nearly a month and becomes the top priority.”March Madness can be crazy bad for relationships.The sportsbook surveyed 1,000 couples and found 28% admit sports can cause friction.Among Gen Zers — those aged 18-24 — a staggering 1 in 4 of said they even thought about ending things because of it.“We see a lot of Gen Z couples with this issue. Men tend to bond through sports, so when they get into a relationship, they want to continue watching sports,” licensed clinical psychologist and couples therapist Yasmine Saad, founder and CEO of Madison Park Psychological Services, told The Post.“But their female partners, most of the time, want different quality of time together, so it creates conflicts.”Sports-watching habits are a relationship deal-breaker, 26% of those polled agreed, and 17% reported feeling neglected by their partner while they had their eyes glued to the game.
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