Do you want to live with your bf/gf before you get married?

Answer 1

yeah, i think it is something everyone should do. it is the best way to see how the person really is. if you only spend a little time with them each day then they can be putting on a show for you and if you dont catch on to it and marry them then it is too late. good luck.

Answer 2

I think that was the smartest thing i ever did! I lived with my boyfriend for 3 years before we got married. It helped us be ready for any problems that come up when you live together! When we got married, we had a great schedule, we knew we lived well together, we didn't get on each others nerves, we had our Independence the entire time, so we didn't feel like we had to always be home. We set some home rules... (like call if your not going to be home for dinner, or call if you are staying out late) So we didn't worry or wonder what was going on. Once before i was with him, i lived with another bf, and it was horrible, i knew after a short time that we wouldn't be together in the long run, so he moved out.

I think it's a good trial marriage experience (living together)

Answer 3

Everyone has their own way of thinking. Personally I chose to live with my husband before we got married. We started off as friends and realized that our feelings were much more than that. But marriage was still too big of a step for us. So we moved in together to see how it would work out. We got to see more of each others habits and see if we could put up with any differences we might have had. It worked out great. We found that we enjoyed each others company far more than we expected to. I'm glad I chose to live with him before getting married. I can't imagine marrying someone and THEN finding out that living together wouldn't work out well. Who wants to live together with someone you can't get along with and have the fact that you're married make you feel trapped? NOT I !! If I had to do it all over again I wouldn't change a thing!

Answer 4

I DID....for eight years. We've been married for fifteen now.
I,honestly, would suggest that you don't live commonlaw. It's an insecure situation and doesn't really prepare you for the relationship better than dating and spending time together. You don't learn to fend for yourself and you never have space to yourself. I think that this is an important part of the growing process.
If you find it odd that someone who has my past would say this please understand that I am speaking from my experience.
I am happy that I married this wonderful person however but would have done things a little differently if I'd thought it over.

Answer 5

I did live with her before we got married and now we have been married for 16 years

Answer 6

My husband and I did, and I think that it does a world of good. It's like having sex before you're married. You don't want to live with somebody that doesn't clean up after himself. My husband and I lived together for two years before we got married.

Answer 7

I did for 5 years before we got married so the answer for me would be yes

Answer 8

yes there is a lot of adjusting and its also a lot of arguing. I have been living with my fiance for 4 months and it has made our relationship stronger and we have started forming togetherness habits. Its been extremely helpful to our relationship. We do argue a little bit still but we're still getting used to shared space. Plus I have a 5 year old daughter and he has no children. So we are all learning . We also have a shared bank account too.

Answer 9

It's a must. People can impress you on dates, but they cannot hide their true colors in a 24/7 situation.

To really know who you are marrying and all their annoying habits and flaws, you have to live with them, travel with them, experience a loss (death in the family, loss of a job) and talk about money in a total-disclosure series of conversations.

Answer 10

There are two ways of really knowing a person for sure.

1) Living in the same house
2) Going on a long trip together.