2007-06-20 06:25:59 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Yes I would. I love my wife of ten years but I would of like to have a heads up on her cleaning abilities.
2007-06-20 06:29:30 · answer #1 · answered by doughboy0022000 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
My husband and I lived together for like 3 years before we got married this past December 2006, but were together a total of 4 years before we got married. I do find that is was beneficial for us to have lived together before we got married because we knew each other very very well when we married so both of us knew what we were getting ourselves into by saying I do when we finally married. But at the same time I also think it takes away some of the feelings you should have on your wedding day and/or wedding night. But it was all very special for us anyways. But if your asking if it makes a difference during your first year of marriage which is supposed to be the hardest year of all. Then I would have to say no cause my husband and I are going through some really really hard times with each other over the past month and they are problems we never encountered before while dating or living together. I still think no matter how you do things it will still be tough you first year. But by living together first you just have a small advantage of already knowing most of the habits of the other person that you may not like, but have learned to deal with and after marriage you don't have to deal with all of the things you didn't know about the other all at once.
2007-06-20 13:35:48 · answer #2 · answered by Nicole 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I did live with someone before marriage, if I had to do it all over again I never would have gotten married.
2007-06-20 14:30:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i hate when people do this, but i'm going to answer your question with a question...
do you buy a car before you test drive it? being married to someone is not something to take lightly, though some believe waiting to live together is the right thing to do ( allot of time because of religion) i think that it is crazy. Not knowing about your partners habits before getting married, like peeing in the shower, not drying off before stepping out of the shower, snoring, cleaning habits, you know, all the little quarks people have, is just a recipe for disaster! Look before you leap.
2007-06-20 14:14:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I did live together with both of my husbands before marriage. The only thing I would do differently is I wouldn't have lived with or married my first husband. I should have known the problems we had living together would be there and worse after the marriage.
I firmly believe in living together before marriage. Its the only way to truly know what you are getting into before you make a lifetime committment. I wouldn't have been divorced once if I had listened to myself and my instincts while we lived together.
2007-06-20 13:35:24 · answer #5 · answered by Melanie J 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Today is a MUST. Before you committ to each other you have to live together for 1 year minimum, than you make a decision, it's better than spend allot of money on a wading, than get a divorce which is very costly too. We live in 2007 this is what people do this days.Good luck! Have fun!
2007-06-20 13:34:11 · answer #6 · answered by reality 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Never. Ronin hit the nail on the head. Statistically living together before marriage lowers your chances of a successful marriage. Check the last US Cencus.
2007-06-20 13:42:03 · answer #7 · answered by Schwinn 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely. I never believed in living together before marriage because I figured if a guy wants me to move in with him and change my life then he better want to commit to marriage. Of course now that I am divorced I think differently because the only way to know someone for sure is to live with them.
2007-06-20 13:35:02 · answer #8 · answered by jacky 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Absolutely - my wife and I lived together for 3+ years while finishing college, then got married. You got to know the person, so might as well try it out.
The whole not living together before marriage is odd to me. Hard to believe that's how most people used to (or still do) do it. I never could.
2007-06-20 13:30:15 · answer #9 · answered by aa889d 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Absolutely not. The divorce rate for couples that lived together before marriage is even higher than those that didn't (this is a statistical fact). It sounds counter-intuitive at first (people that live together get to know each other better, etc.) unless you consider the moral implications. People that live together before marriage tend to be morally inferior to those that refuse to "shack up". Consequently, divorce comes easier to these morally inferior individuals.
2007-06-20 13:34:51 · answer #10 · answered by Ronin 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I lived with both of my husbands my ex and current before I married them and I wouldn't have done it any other way
2007-06-20 13:51:05 · answer #11 · answered by mrsknowitall 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋