Should you live with someone before you Marry them?
By kayla_7602
@kayla_7602 (704)
Canada
February 18, 2009 12:32pm CST
Do you think that you should live with someone before you marry? I do, I think you learn a lot about a person when you live with them. All people have thier own habits when they are in thier own home, living with someone can give you the opportunity to get to know each others habits. This will allow you to decide if this is something you coulc really do for the rest of your life.
You also get to learn about more about who they really are as a person. What makes them upset, happy, sad. You can learn about their temper this is very important.
I think people should live together before they get married....what do you all think?
5 responses
@hallmarkjl (500)
• United States
18 Feb 09
I think you should live with someone before you get married. That is just because you don't fully know someone until you live with them and know them inside and out. I moved in with my ex-husband for only a month before we got married. That was not long enough. I think that if we'd of lived together longer we wouldnt have gotten married honestly just because it was a mess.
@ROYALG333 (126)
• United States
18 Feb 09
I lived with my wife for a year before we got married. It helped a lot. Traditionally, you are not suppose to but I do agree that it does help.
@rmuxagirl (7548)
• United States
18 Feb 09
I really do think it is a good idea to live with someone before you marry them. I think I will learn so much about my man when we live together. We get to learn to compromise and learn each other's daily habits. One disadvantage would be if things don't work out and you have to move out....
@jessi0887 (2788)
• United States
18 Feb 09
I think some people should live with each other first before marrying. Doesn't mean you have to sleep in the same room or bed but living together gives you an idea of what it would be like after marriage. You learn alot about the other person. And learning those special things like does he or she pick up after himself. Does he or she flush the toilet. Does he or she help out with the chores. Can he or she share cooking responsibilities. Alot of this is important so you dont find yourselves at each others throat.
@miccant (154)
• United States
18 Feb 09
Oh yes. I lived with my husband for 9mths before we go married and we already knew what to expect from one another. My sister didnt live with her first husband and they divorced after only 1yr because they couldnt work through the differences. I would suggest to any couple thinking of getting married to give it a test run first. Just because you have stayed the night together a few times doesnt show how the person is day in and day out.
