Marriage or Live-in Trend

In my opinion, live-in trend is just part of the process that manifests into marriage. It's a process of getting-to-know your partner. For me, it's better to breakup while living together than get a divorce after marriage, which is a pain in the neck btw. Live-in trend is important, at least to me, cuz i really wanna get to know the person i'm gonna spend my lifetime with.

Of course, I go for marriage. I'm a woman, so I know how it feels when you're living with your "loved one" through a live-in relationship. Maybe some are living this way 'cause of financial problems, like less budget for their matrimony. But still, the religious concept of matrimony is necessary wherein it binds the husband and wife with love. I heard that others don't like live-in relationship, 'cause the "chain" of love that binds them together has no assurance. What I mean is that you're not sure if your partner really loves you, or will just be there for you for a short time, then will leave you eventually. In marriage, there's a decision-making that both parties must go through, and with that you can really feel/tell that he/she loves you and will accept you for who you are. And in fact, marriage is the beginning of another stage in your life.

I would never even consider marrying a man without having lived with him first. I absolutely believe that it is vital to know what you're getting yourself into. I don't think marriage is important at all. It's nothing more than a formality, it doesn't actually mean anything.

i still live a in catholic country. any union must receive blessings from parents, community and above all God so that it will be blessed. besides, marriage through the sacrament of matrimony is an endowment of personal and communal responsibility on the union of two people. i see the function and need for a ritual or ceremony to make it official and formal. live-in arrangement does not provide this sense of responsibility.

For me, I would prefer marriage before living together because marriage is one of the sacrament of God and it's sacred.It's a bow and blessing to God for your togetherness.It is very important in our life,that should be value everyone.But,as generations changes most of couple right now are committing live-in then some get married later on,but some are stayed in being live-in partner.We all know it's a sin,and not a good model.It's common now a days,but we can not stopped them for committing it because it's not our life.These particular person,doesn't give any significant of the marriage.They let it become natural,maybe they have each reason why they prefer to choose it.As long as,for them they love each other and it's enough. And when,relationship goes obscure they just easily to leave.

i agree with you marriage is something scared an no one should ever injure any one time

hello friend, When a woman marries,she feels that she's the most beautiful woman in the world on her wedding day. Every woman dreamed of a wedding ceremony,each has it's wedding dreams even those women who are in a live-in relationship. Marriage is sacred,the problem is,people/couples behind the marriage/wedding doesn't know the real essence of sacredness in a matrimony/wedding vows. Some couples even made/wrote their own vows from their own words,means,they should be responsible for every words that they've wrote and promised to their partner. Then why some marriages broke?...where are those promises and vows went wrong? Live- in is not considered as sacred since there is no blessing from church nor the legalization from the law (civil wedding) But,it is true that some live-in couples are even more civilized than those married ones. Some live-in relationship lasts long than those binded by the wedding vows and rituals. Before i also condemned lived in relationship,but then again life taught me lessons to learn. And one of the best lesson to learned in this life is your very own lesson. Now i can fully understand why some couples stays in a lived in relationship. For different reasons of course,some don't believed in marriage. Some for trial reason not knowing that they're already living for 50 years happily. Some stays in a lived in relationship because they don't have enough money for the wedding rites (thou mosts localities are now giving free wedding ceremony called "mass wedding" ) Whatever their reason is,i admire those people who are true to themselves,rather than those ones pretending to be happily married while in fact,they just keep living together for the sake of the society status,but the truth is...both are having extra affairs. Married or not,as long as couples are happily living together faithful and honest to their partner,it is in eyes of GOD who are truly married in the real essence of the word "MARRIAGE". HAPPY HOLIDAY