should couples live together before getting married?

Living in together is actually a good thing so that the couple would get to simulate an actual relationship without being tied to each other through the ceremony of marraige. If they find themselves not compatible, they wouldn't have trouble on separating compared to married couples. The only draw back would be that aside from living in together, they also try to do what real married couples do.. which compromises things a bit..

Hello,Ritchelle! My religion and culture( Hinduism)does not permit to couples living together before marriage.It is considered gross misconduct and they are liable for legal actions.thanx.

I don't think it's a good idea to me.@_@ There are more and more people around me have tried this opinion but the result can not be optimistic.Do you think it's a good idea for young guys live together before getting married even when they are not mature? In this situation, it can not benefit to them. However, I have accepted this idea if someone told me that he or she lives with another one befroe getting married because it's their own way of life. For me , the answer will be NO, not because of religion just my way of life!@_@

This question is hard to tell.To some extent ,why the couples can not live together ?I think they can if they truely and deeply loved each other .But in law ,it may not exist.

i think that living separetedly would be a great idea because i think that being distanced from each other is what makes the relationship kind of special. Seing each other everyday is beautifull in the first few days but it becomes boring after a few weeks :P

Yes,I think so.In my opinion,if they fall in love with each other deeply and have plan to marry,it is natural for a couple to live together before getting married.

my religion doesn't have anything to say one way or the other about living together outside of marriage. in fact, as my religion places so much importance on Oaths, living together before making that Oath is very wise, as it shows you take your word seriously, and wouldn't swear an Oath before being certain of the ability of your relationship to survive.

i think they should, its a good chance to know how good they understand each other and will get some more time for romance too.

Personally, I think that it is a good idea for a couple to live together, before getting married, because I think that it would allow the couple to better know each other, and allow them to also find out if it's really want they want, to know if they can actually live with each other, if you get my meaning.

In my opinion I think they should because it would be a good Idea. If later on in time they are going to get married they should have the feeling of waking up next to each other and seeing them everyday a normal day. Well a grateful day lol.. If they don't I think once there married and start living with each other there going to see something they don't like. for example oh I don't like you just putting your clothes everywhere it makes me sick type thing. So if they move in with each other they will deal with stuff like that and it will be less of a surprise for them. So in my opinion I think it's a good Idea if a couple live together before they get married. :) well yeah thanks for the cool discussion take care and keep it up .. Payout

Well if you live together it's not much different when you get married. On the one hand, there isn't much excitement as when you move in after marriage. But at least you know what it's like living with the person beforehand.

For Catholic that is prohibited. But some couple will agree. For me, it is fine for my partner and I to know each other. If there will come a time that any of us doesn't want to live together anymore then it will be easier.

I think that they should live together. I moved in with my husband at 22 years old. he proposed at 25. I think living with him and knowing more about him helped me say yes to that proposal. My parents on the other hand had a difficult time with me moving in with him because of religious beliefs. They told me I was commiting a sin. I told them that divorce is also a sin and I would rather know who I was planning on marrying and to see if we could even stand each other living together than finding out after we are already married. Too many people are divorcing now adays. I am not saying that living together means no divorce but at least you learn alittle more about each other than and there bad habits than if you didnt live with them