Do you think it's better to get married or just co-exist?

Question

Please justify your position.

Answer 1

why can't you marry the person you co' exsist well with? i did !
i married the man i truely love an we do co'exsist so well together. he is my husband and my very best friend.

Answer 2

I believe it depends on the couple.
To marry under the false belief that it will lock up the relationship occurs all the time.
I knew a couple that were married and divorced. Married each other again and, yes, divorced again. They found they were happier unmarried than they were married. Sounds crazy, but I know it happened.
I heard something on the TV the other day that said 70% of the couples in America were unmarried living together.
I don't know where that came from, but I suspect the census.
Point is, I think in today's world it is a personal choice of both parties and if they consider marriage an option and they both have no doubts, then go for it.
But if it is a stormy on again off again relationship with family discord and stepkids and all that. I would say think hard before you commit to marriage.

Answer 3

in marriage you have the responsibility to be honest and open with the other person, in return you should get the securtiy that the other is yours soley, they wont step out on you and that your union can be blessed, as opposed to living together,--you are playing house and the other person has the freedom to just up and leave, you dont have the peace of mind and security as you would in a marriage. also, a co-existence doesnt carry the level of respect in all aspects , as a marriage. I am looking forward to tying the knot one day.My boyfriend wants to move in with me, I told that joker heck no! No playin house here.

Answer 4

i have been married and have co-existed and for me neither. it seems that when a woman thinks that she has a man in either of these situations, she stops trying to please him. in my marriage, we had gotten to the point that my wife could stay home and she got lazy. she spent money like it grew on trees, quit cleaning the house, and packed on about 75 lbs, which was causing health problems. when she worked she watched every penny and would question me when she thought i spent to much. but when i was the only income, she did not care. as far as the g/f, we had great sex as long as we were dating, but when we moved in together, the great sex stopped and she decided that the relationship needed to be based on love not sex and informed me that the woman i met was a lie, that is not who she was and that she really could care less about sex. so for me i will just date and it seems that i get treated better. it is probably the same for women to.

Answer 5

I think it depends on what you want out of the relationship. Before I met my current husband, I never wanted to get married again. I was completely content living together and splitting the bills, then we decided to have children and I personally believe that if you want to combine yourselves and make a child then marriage is the smartest way to go.

Answer 6

is a matter of opinions and beliefs. religious people will never just co-exist. for them is very important to be married. mean time for free spirit people they don't give a s hit they can be happy just by living with somebody.

Answer 7

"Co-Exist" ??...
What does that mean ?
Co-habitation means living together...
It is better to be married, especially for the woman..
Without legal marriage, the woman can be left with nothing, no home, no support, no reward for living with a man for years as a wife....

Answer 8

I think the marriage certificate ruins a relationship, in that both 'relax' and take each other for granted. Poof goes romance.