What do you think of cohabitation?

Question

Is it a good idea in order for a couple to see or find out if they can really live with each other and get an idea of how married life would be?
Or is this a bad idea?
Just wondering what your thoughts are.

Answer 1

I think statistically the number of people who end up getting married after living together is actually very small. At any rate, I've done it myself and generally, I think it's a bad deal unless the two people keep their money and their property absolutely separate. Legally, they have no protection if the choose to separate after co-mingling their money, their credit and buying property together. If they break up, it can be very messy. Overall, I think living together is something you can do maybe after you've dated a long time and became engaged. Otherwise, I'd forget it. As you can probably tell though, I was the person left holding the proverbial bag when the relationship I was in broke up and I paid the price financially. I would never do it again.

Answer 2

Cohabitation is more appropriate for animals, birds and reptiles and not recommended for human beings becuase we have much more than sex and washing clothes in life - the so called values of life.

Answer 3

It is wrong wrong wrong wrong on so many levels (I am not religious).
Do you think it will hurt less when you break up?

Do you really think there is a commitment?

How many times is it done for economy's sake?
Children do pop up?

What will your future spouse think of your house playing?

You are being used for easy sex and a housekeeper.

A man looses respect for you.

What kind of a person settles for this?

Answer 4

Personally not a bad idea, but what works for one person may not work for the next. Do what you feel is best and what you're comfortable with doing.

Answer 5

It's a bad idea. Now, I know this isn't the cool, 21st- century thing to say, but it's the truth.

Answer 6

Cohabitation and marriage are not the same thing.