Should Unmarried Couples Live Together Before Marriage?

Should unmarried couples live together before marriage?

As times modernise, traditions have developed along. In the recent years, the tradition of having a relationship couples waiting until marriage to move into a home together has become almost a joke since most do not wait anymore. It is times like this that opinions come onto the table to convince young couples to take things slow, but things change, “In 1960, about 450,000 unmarried couples lived together. Now the number is more than 7.5 million. The majority of young adults in their 20s will live with a romantic partner at least once, and more than half of all marriages will be preceded by cohabitation.” (http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/) From the way couples become couples to how they take steps in their relationship. A step in a relationship would be the consideration of moving in together. Whether it is before or once marriage or just to try things out, it is still placed on the table. The possibility of moving in together, it places a variation of plans, from where they would live, to who would pay what, who would do what? ““You would only marry someone if he or she agreed to live together with you first, so that you could find out whether you really get along.” About two-thirds said they believed that moving in together before marriage was a good way to avoid divorce.”(http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/) Besides the actual planning comes the preparations for it psychologically. Couples must think through the changes they will go through. It is not a process of just one person but it is of two.

Within a relationship, people get to know each other with a goal. The people within that relationship tend to have a purpose. The purpose would typically be to take their re...

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...so stated there is still a higher chance of divorce among those who do live together before marriage. Two thirds of the couples which cohabited before marriage stated they were less satisfied with their relationship. This was clearly shown with couples who were not engaged or in a clear commitment. Therefore it can still be a major sign of divorce since young couples can get ahead of themselves pushing them into a future divorce. Depending the couple, or the people, the experience of living together before marriage can have a variety of results from a successful marriage or divorce, or possibly no marriage at all.

Works Cited

"Should Couples Live Together Before Marriage?" The Learning Network Should Couples Live Together Before Marriage Comments. Web. 17 May 2016.

"The Upside of Cohabitation - Jennie Steinberg." Jennie Steinberg. 2015. Web. 17 May 2016.