It's a known fact that the bride to be is emotionally attached to her groom (hers dream guy) even before the honeymoon even though most brides are not fussy at all about clothes, make-up and accessories. The "big bad" debt that she is carrying around is the reason why the girl is pretty much screwed if the marriage ends up ending in divorce court. Big debt means big money, and when you add two mortgages, two cars, two loans, two stocks and two vacations, well, you can see where this is heading. You see, when you carry excessive debt, even if you're not going through a divorce, the creditors will still hunt you down and harass you until they have received their money. And once they've got their money, there's no telling how they'll spend it-they might start throwing your assets around like crazy and if you are married, you may not be able to prove that you are married (or that your spouse is not cheating on you)..