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I personally would want to move in before we got married. I wouldn't move in as soon as we got into a relationship, but a year or two into the relationship, yeah. See their lifestyle/habits, see if there's any conflict there and see what it's like to live with them.
Yeah, I think they should, I mean, like, you're not going to know their habits otherwise... you know, finding out after marriage doesn't sound like a great way to start if off if you're a really light sleeper and your partner is a deep sleeper who also snores.
Yes, I think that that's pretty important to live together for at least a few years first. That way you can really get to know each other before you make the decision to spend your entire life together.
Why would you ever get married if you are living together for a few years? The guy has no incentive to marry. In fact, he is disincentivized to marry because of divorce laws. If I were a guy living with a girl for a few years (and many guys would agree), I'd see no reason to actually get married.
@Xyline789 for me, planning to become a family is a valid reason. I would not want to have children out of wedlock.
They should totally try it out. This is how you really get to know someone once you know how they live. 🤓♥️
No. Not a great plan. Studies have confirmed it's a false assurance.
If you live with your partner, you already are in a virtual marriage, and you will either like it or you will not. In either case, both of you will not see the need or point of getting married.
Yes because then you learn things about them you didn’t know. For example, whether they clean up after themselves or if they bother to cook etc. These small things may be nothing now but can cause arguments in marriage.
No. That’s against my values and beliefs, not to mention a recipe of disaster. If he wanted to marry you, he will.
things you should never sacrifice... unless proof shows them incorrect.
@Sabretooth you’re right 👍
i knew a strong girl would did that for a guy-he broke her.
I definitely would have to live with someone for a couple years before marrying them. What if they are horrible to live with and refuse to change? I wouldn't want to fund that out AFTER I married them
Living together before marriage is a big NO and there's no way to see it other than a mistake. People who done it are now separated because after a period of time they don't feel excited anymore about marriage since they are living the married life.
Yes, in my opinion, you don't really know someone until you've lived with them.
The science says that cohabitation before marriage is the #1 predictor of divorce besides infidelity.
@Robertcw
Show proof of that.
@MysteriousDarkness It was in a class a friend of mine was TA'ing. Don't have the textbook anymore.
Nope. As a Christian I believe in waiting until marriage, plus studies have shown people are generally more content in marriage if they didn't live together beforehand.
Can you give a source for those studies?
Here's an article on it with links to a study: tolovehonorandvacuum.com/.../
If you actually read more about it you would find that these reports are very inconsistent and that the real link between premarital cohabitation and divorce rates disappeared in about 1970's or 80's when the number of the cohabitating partners surpassed 50%. And in reality, it is foolish to say that you would have not divorced if you had not cohabitated before marriage, no, those things are not directly related, coherence does not equal causation. Actually, if you think about it if becomes evident that the people who are opposed to premarital cohabitation are mostly religious and divorce rates for religious couples are generally lesser than that of non-religious ones. Don't get me wrong, it's not to say that being religious makes for a better marriage, but those people are more likely to stay in a shitty marriage because divorce is a sin.
@Apple1996 you are correct
I wouldn't marry someone if we haven't been living together for at least 3 years, it's another measure of compatibility that should be sorted out first.
Yep, just incase they realize knew things while living together
Definitely a couple should live together before they marry. The more that is done to get to know each other before such a huge step the better!!
Oh hell yes. So hard to get out of marriage once you r in. Do ur research for a long time
Yes, it's a different dynamic and you need to see if it works before committing.
Yeah because people are annoying and you need to see if you can even stand each other.
I say just live together for good this way in case problems happen and you need out you can just leave one day with your own bank account to your name and no kind of court BS