Just curious of opinions, these days in the US so many women/men (hooking up) living with their partners for months or even years, then to split up. Aren't these folks pretty much similar to divorsed women/men. I mean if they had a place together, lived together, even had kids together. The fact that they did not get a marriage license should not really make a difference, no? Is there a category for women/men like these, more that just "dated", since it was so much more?. Furthermore, same idea could apply to gf/bf that has a place but lives with bf/gf most of the time - say 4 or 5 days out of a week. Thoughts?
2007-10-23 18:16:50 · 8 answers · asked by malk e 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
You're right marriage is just a piece of paper. Couple... married or not and living together are just like married couples they also split everything when they decided to separates or to break up thier relationship.
2007-10-23 18:39:28 · answer #1 · answered by Hanna 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's a different situation in terms but the effects of the break up can be just as devastating as divorce. However with marriage, you have reasonably made a commitment on a different level, therefore the insult to your emotional state is probably somewhat greater compared to simply breaking up in a relationship in which you were cohabiting.
I think that in either case, you'd have become comfortable and accustomed to being with the other person on a certain basis and there would be feelings of deep loss.
2007-10-23 18:39:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There's no true distinction between couples until they get married.Just because ppl don't live together doesn't necessarily mean they don't have a committed relationship.Everyone's dated at one point or another and every now and then we take things to a more serious level.Breakups happen.Most of us just look back on these times by thinking."Thank God I didn't marry him/her."I suppose you could categorize them the same if it was actually the same,but marriage is a whole new ballgame.It takes money to get out of one of those.
2007-10-23 18:24:06 · answer #3 · answered by honey_demoss 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a different mentality.
Before I met my now-wife, I lived with one of my girlfriends. Totally different situation, emotions, and outcome.
Even living with my wife before we were married was different than now that we are. Once you're married, you start thinking in different terms. Instead of thinking 'how long can I put up with living with this person', you start thinking in the long term, realizing that no matter what happens - good or bad - your spouse will always be there. That just doesn't exist when you're living with a significant other.
2007-10-23 18:34:12 · answer #4 · answered by David V 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In most states, cohabitation for "X-amount of time" amounts to a common law marriage, particularly if they introduce each other as spouses and represent themselves as being married.
As a result of that, it may actually take filing a formal divorce to get extricated from such an arrangement in all the financial and public records. This would be particularly important if there are children as a result of this union.
2007-10-23 18:23:36 · answer #5 · answered by revsuzanne 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
HUH?
No they arent the same as divorced people , because they didnt go through the ritual of marriage , they are entitled to half of what they put into the housing but thats it . How could you think they would be called divorcee's or have any similiarity?
2007-10-23 19:19:42 · answer #6 · answered by JadeyOz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
playing house is playing house certificate or not, all states have common law, and require divorce proceedings in the event of children and joint property, so YES is the answer.
2007-10-24 00:37:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not much different except for the legal factors
2007-10-23 18:28:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋