Do you think it's a good idea to live together with a partner before deciding to get married? Why/why not? (Page 2)
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Ish. (Yes and No.). I do think people should try out living together before marriage, but I don't think they should spend the night together. Meaning I don't think they should be in the same building after midnight.
(This is just my personal view. Please don't get butthurt if you disagree with it.)
Divorce rates are 50% higher in couples that live together and have intercourse before getting married
Divorce rates are less than 1% in couples that go to ANY Church once a week
So if you want to have a good relationship, numbers don’t lie :)
Just wondering, does Christianity as a religion allow divorce and remarriage?
@IMuser Catholicism does not recognize divorce, and you need to get your marriage annulled, I think most Protestants recognize divorce
How difficult it is for a Christian couple to get their marriage annulled?
@IMuser It can take a year or two, my uncle’s getting his marriage annulled right now, the difference with annulments is they have to prove that the marriage was invalid in the first place, and they just say it never happened
I would be scared to live with my women tbh lol I sweat in my sleep sometimes she don’t need to see that but yeah if your committing to that person than you want to move in first so that y’all can point out and correct any flaws y’all have first but it probably feels more exciting to move in after marriage tho
My view is that states are cancelled if either of you are sick or having a bad day. If you have a sexual relationship and avoid sex on your period those are other days you don't date. If you live together, that doesn't happen. You're together on the bad days.
People getting along everyday is not talked about enough as a part of relationship success. Dealing with your partner everyday over a long course of time versus seeing them day to day is completely different.
Definitely! I feel like that should be a must, bevor getting married in the first place.
You get to know someone way better when you're living together and you don't really know someone unless you do live together.
Because it gives you a glimpse of the future you two have together. If you can't live together, it's not best to get married.
No. There’s no commitment there. And, if you do really like him the stats are high on break-up or never get married end. If you like him enough to consider Marriage material THEN just do it.
Yes. That way you know if you can put up with each other before marriage. Get familiar with their sleeping habits, bathroom habits and everything, and how well you get along with everything else.
I think yes, it is a good idea if both parties are comfortable with it. I personally would want to live with my significant other regardless cause I don’t believe that you have to be married in order to commit to someone long term.
I mean, if you can't stand living with them then that's a pretty good indication not to marry. in my opinion, it's best for couples to see if they fit well in the same living space wayy before getting married
I see where the pro cohabitation lot are coming from, but I wouldn't do it because I am Middle Eastern. Only married couples live together and that's the end of that lol.
My wife and I lived together for nearly 2 years before we married. I would have to agree that living together prior to marriage would be necessary.
If I did this I wouldn't be able to tell my dad, he would tell me I was living in sin, and he has very strong feelings about that.
You learn a lot about your S/O by living with each other. If you can survive 6 months together, then chances are good you'll have a lasting relationship.
Yes, I want to know the good and bad sides of him. Living under one roof would be a good idea to find out.
It depends on how both partners feel about it, I think it's a peak look to get to know the true person that we may marry someday, sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn't.
Yes because then you already know what it would be like seeing eachother everyday during the good and the bad
Absolutely. You should give living with them a test run. It helps you understand if you can truly live with them for life.
Yes, a long engagement with lots of premarital sex is a good compatibility test for marriage and growing old together.