2007-01-22 10:24:07 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Other - United States
I think it is a great idea. This way you can see if you can handle each others quirks or not. It's better then waiting until your married and finding out something they do drives you nuts and you can't handle it and you end up divorced. I lived with my husband for 1 year before we got married and we've been happily married for 7 years now.
2007-01-22 10:56:13 · answer #1 · answered by Becky 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely. My wife and I lived together for the last three years of our 4 1/2 years of dating & engagement. Living together lets you see every little thing that may potentially get on your nerves, and it lets you know if you're really in love and can handle marriage. Think about the dating; you hang out but then normally retire to your separate abodes. This is when the male half will usually expell all of the gas he's been holding in all evening, and perhaps even spend a half hour in the bathroom. This will inevitably cause a smell that will circulate throughout the home, and the male will emerge with pride. The male with significant other will begin to not save up his gas, but slowly begin to let it out in front of the lady. You'll also begin sharing expenses, so you'll get to see if and how finances will change your relationship. There are no secrets when you live alone, as every inch of space is "our" space.
It sounds intimidating, but if it's meant to be you'll really enjoy it. I highly recommend this as a sort of pre-marriage.
2007-01-22 18:38:21 · answer #2 · answered by cubs_woo_cubs_woo 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my thought on it is if you spend a lot of time together and are happy then wy not. it gives you a better view of who this person you intend to spend the rest of your life with really is. You will be suprised what opens up when you live together. Bigger financial decisions down to how clean they keep things etc. I think it is a good lesson before you say I do because if you et married then move in together, you might be in for a big shock. Co-habitating with someone is not something everyone can easily transition into. Especially if you have lived alone for a while and have your own way of doing things.
2007-01-22 18:34:03 · answer #3 · answered by spicy_fun4u 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is a very good idea. If you're going to spend the rest of your life with someone, you need to know ifyou can live with them! Seeing each other day in and day out will give you an idea whether or not you can spend your life with this person. I'm pretty sure I read a study that said that couples who live together before getting married had a better chance of making their marriage last.
2007-01-22 18:33:23 · answer #4 · answered by ~*Bubbles*~ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is really up to the couple. No one can decide for you. Everyone has a different feeling about it.
Myself, I would rather live together and forget about the marriage. Makes it easier all the way around.
But again, that is just me....
Good Luck
2007-01-22 18:30:44 · answer #5 · answered by ladyw0llf 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why not? the guy will definitely loose all respect while you chip in your fair share and it is way better than friends with benefits because now he does not need the "friends" plus if little one should emerge out of this pleasure they get to have two different parents with two different last names to question about in due time in addition to how they will summarize the situation and continue it in their later years. Yep, better than holding out until the I do...I do not think so...
It usually does not take long if a guy is interested to say the I do and then you purchase that first piece of furniture...oh...
2007-01-22 18:34:12 · answer #6 · answered by Patches6 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, in fact i htink everyone should live together for at least 2 yrs before they get married....when ur in love with somebody u get that blurred idea that everything is lovely and perfect, etc....but when u move in with someone u start to see their true colors so to speak.....and if u discover something about them that truly bothers u then u can at least break it off in time before marriage
2007-01-22 18:32:49 · answer #7 · answered by toni s 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. I don't think it is. That is not what God intended for us.
Get to know your friend through true courtship and you will discover whether you are a good fit for each other.
Besides just because you move in together doesn't mean he will ever marry you.
Why would you buy the milk when you've already tasted the cow?
2007-01-22 18:30:29 · answer #8 · answered by demi1982 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Statistically, cohabiting couples are less likely to get married than couple that don't shack up first.
Avoid co-mingling assets before marriage.
2007-01-22 18:29:02 · answer #9 · answered by chieromancer 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's funny you ask that because I'm in the midst of that idea my self. I'm finding it's really more up to my wife-to-be than it is me. Doesn't matter, for I would not love her any less no matter what. She know I would cross a thousand miles just to see her. That's good enough for me.
2007-01-22 18:35:03 · answer #10 · answered by photogbob2003 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋