Andrea Aranda
Sara Solorzano
December 2014
11th Grade, Section "C"
Life Together Before Marriage
Bruce Forsyth once said that the secret to a happy marriage was to be able to be at peace with someone within four walls. When you feel comfortable with the fact that the person you love is upstairs or in the same room as you, and everything is tranquil, you can easily start imagine a life with this person. This is why I believe that living together before marriage is a key step to a lasting marriage. My reasoning behind this is the fact that the longer you wait to take a decision as serious as marriage, you become more sure of what you want to do. By choosing to live together with your partner before marriage you avoid a lifetime of doubt and even misery. Choosing a life long partner is too much of an important choice to make to be unsure of what you're doing, so taking the decision to
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There are countless of diverse reasons why some couples divorce: some people realize they do not love their partner as much as they though they did, some relationship are destroyed by affairs, others just cannot stand each other anymore and whether they've drifted apart or just changed as a person I can assure you there is not one couple that suffered from divorce that hasn't wished they could've avoided that finale somehow. It's testified by couples who have lived together before marriage that they find out more about their partners by living with them. It has happened that some of these couples even realize their partners are not fit for the role of a husband or a wife before it's too late. In every single possible way you see this perspective, you would come to the conclusion that it's better to leave your partner before you get married than go through a troublesome divorce. It saves you, psychologically speaking, the trauma that divorce brings you and it saves you economically in a way you cannot
A century ago, divorce was nearly non-existent due to the cultural and religious pressures placed upon married couples. Though over time Canadians have generally become more tolerate of what was once considered ‘mortal sin’, marital separation and divorce still remain very taboo topics in society. Political leaders are frowned upon when their marriages’ crumble, religions isolate and shun those who break their martial vows and people continue to look down on those who proceed to legally separate their households. With that being said, couples do not just decide to get a divorce for no particular reason. There must be something driving them towards marital dissatisfaction and further, driving them towards divorce.
Divorce is an increasing problem with over half of marriages ending in divorce. It is important to understand that no marriage is identical. The excuses married couples believe they need a divorce can vary. Marriage is a life long decision and should not be taken lightly. Once you get to know a potential mate you should consider marriage, but not until you know the person you may marry as they really are and not the way they are just in front of you.
The marital stability depends mainly on the satisfaction of the two partners about their marriage and this in turn depends on the attraction of the partners in-between on the one hand and on the social support on the other hand either by the family and friends or by society in general, the attraction of the two partners depends on the beliefs and attitudes between the two partners, which in turn depends on the personality traits of each of the two partners.
Many men and women who decide to live together before marriage typically have their own group of friends and have pursued their own goals. Bringing this together beneath one roof and the ability to balance your individuality is a good sign that marriage just may be for you.
One of the advantages of living together before marriage is getting to know a person that you might marry with. It is important for a person to know almost everything about the other person that he/she is going to get marry with. However, it can?t be accomplish without living together for a while before getting married. People need to know how a person is handling his/her life from all aspects such as behavior, mental, financial and others before a person decides to get married with. This can not be completed in a few days, therefore, it is important to live together for a while before deciding weather to get married or now.
People should live together before they get married because they have a chance to test their partnership and avoid the problems that may arise in the future. Supporters of cohabitation argue that testing pre-marital compatibility is the best method for a relationship to quit or move forward. People are concerned about whether or not they are marrying the right person, so the option of living together is taken into action.... ... middle of paper ...
I believe that couples should not live together before marriage because, quite frankly, most couples aren’t ready for such a momentous step. They think they are, they believe they are, but usually the frail, idealistic mindset of a fairly new couple prevent them from viewing the reality that their partner is far from perfect. Living with someone forces a person to come to terms with that. A couple should only do so when their relationship has been tried and tested and they are realistic about each other’s faults--at the
Has the value of marriage become obsolete to the up and coming generations? With the decline in respect amongst individuals, increasing divorce rates, a decrease in moral values, infidelity rates, and lack of communication amid people, are we setting our future generations up for marital failure? The generations of today are being shown that marriage is something that they are expected to do rather than what they are meant to treasure. Marriage was once revered as a sacred union between two individuals in which they honored and cherished the vows in which they chose to recite to one another, values our current society may be lacking.
Everyone one has a different background weather it’s a matter of principles, religion, or culture. Marriage is a legal union between two people who promise to love and care for each other for life. There’s a big process that comes to play when you make a decision of marrying your significant other. In the generality of the marriage process everyone has I different perspective of getting to know our partners. The biggest of them all being, if living together before marriage is better than marriage first. My personal belief and principles are that marriage should come first before moving in with the person. You should be sure that your partner is the one you want to share life with, make sure that your comfortable around them enough to marry them, and that you prove you both have enough respect for each other to be sure that what you got is real enough to marry them before moving in.
A husband and wife do not appear to be a choice that means ?forever? anymore. When a person plans to marry, it should be when they are ready to start a family and begin acting responsibly. All marriages have their ups and downs, and we are prone to argue; but we need to let love conquer hate, not the other way around. The divorce rate is too high and it affects everybody. There should be no reason for a person to give up their marriage for selfish reasons. Arguments between husband and wife occur, of course; but when something is wrong, it should be worked-out peacefully. The meaning of a divorce is betrayal; it?s unfair and the cruelest situation to put your ?loved? one through. For instance, if a man wants to divorce his wife aft...
In our world, there are so many different types of people who are in a relationship, marriage or single. Every people all have different thought and also have a different definition of what happiness is. Everyone wants to be happy with their whole life. So they keep doing for the thing that makes them happy. Valerie Bertinelli, who is an American actress says “Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There’s going to be stressed in life, but it’s your choice whether you let it affect you or not” If there is one thing that make you happier wouldn’t you? So what makes people happier between unmarried or married ones? Those who are in favor of unmarried may say married people spend most of the time together, then they don’t have time for their own life but we can enjoy our life and the freedom. Moreover, people who got married have to face with a lot of problems. If they are lucky they can pass through all the problem together if not divorce is the answer for them. However, marriage is a good way to know more about each other and learn how to live your life together.
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