Moving In Together

[Nancy]

What does everyone think about living together? I have read numerous studies that say these relationships usually end up in divorce if the couple gets married later on down the line. I think if you live together it tells you a lot more about the person.

[lonelyheart]

I've never been quite sure what to think about couples living together. There's the theory that you get to really know the person when you live with them, but if you're going to do that, why not get married?

[lonesome50]

I have lived with a few men. I`m glad I did. You find out the real person that way. I would never marry someone that I didn`t live with first. Years ago that was frowned upon. But a lot of people stayed in lousy marriages because of having kids or they were afraid to be on their own.

[sweet28]

I've got no problem with people living together first, or not marrying at all and just living together. I think you should know a person really well prior to marrying them. If moving in together works, then it works.

[JamesP]

As a conservative Christian, I do not agree with living together before marriage. Just like lonelyheart said, just get married if you want to live together.

There is a point here that says knowing the partner first before marrying him or her is important. I agree to that but you can still know about each other even if you are not living together.

[Witty]

I do not think you have to live with someone in order to really know them. Staying over a few nights at each others place, fine. To actually move in with you without any guarantees, I do not think so!

I do not like being in limbo and besides these are the years I'll hopefully get to enjoy letting it all hang out in my own place because there will come a day when I wish I had more alone time. Why give that up voluntarily if I'm not married?

[Shygirl]

I probably would never do this either unless I were married. I do enjoy my alone time and as Witty said, why give that up if you do not have to. I think living together before marriage takes relationships places they are not meant to go.