Cohabitation

I actually have trouble sleeping when my other half is gone. Where I live, you're common law spouses after 6 month of cohabiting. We got a kick out of telling some of our friends that. The reason we haven't gotten married yet is we can't afford our own insurance yet and getting married will end what insurance we both get now. Enjoy having your man there to hold you when you can't sleep at night. It's the greatest security blanket in the world.

I am a fan, especially since my BF and I live together already! We've been living together for about a year now, have been dating for 3.5 years. I'm not ready to get married, nor is he. but I wanted to live with him because I was sick of roommate drama and I figured he would be here every night anyway. I like the idea of living together because it helps us get over those growing pains before actually getting married.

My belief is the same, that two people should at least live together before thinking about marriage. That is if they want to get married at all in the first place. A truly committed couple doesn't need a piece of paper to prove their love to each other. If marriage is in the cards for you, it will happen. In the mean time just enjoy each other. I was with my wife ten years before we got married. We finally got married just over three years ago so we could take advantage of each other's company benefits. I say, follow your own path, let others create their own. ‹(°¿°)›

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell have lived together many, many years. And to make it even more difficult, they're a Hollywood couple where marriages last about as long as a snowball in hell. I believe it is up to the individuals; I lived with a girlfriend for a year (out of 2 together). Yes, we found out about each other's idiosyncracies, but I was also told by someone that if we had been married, perhaps we would have made more of an effort of working things out. Good luck to ya!

I am definitely an advocate of cohabitation, whether the intention is to eventually marry or not. There are so many things people can learn about each other by living together. Marriage is still necessary for some things in our culture such as health insurance and filing taxes jointly although I think those things will be phased out in the long run. My husband and I lived together for a few years before getting married and I think that made our relationship stronger and helped us to know each other better.

I don't understand why society is still so focused on marriage, which seems to have started out as a religious rite. What is it now? Proof of your relationship for financial benefits?

Congrats for you and your boyfriend on your new living conditions. My guy and I have been living together for 9 out of 10 years now. I think it is working quite well for us. One day the whole marriage thing will happen but it is just not a priority. I would recommend people to move in with one another before marriage. I mean you learn so much more about a person that way.

I think that what 2 adults do is their business. I am married and have been for over 25 years but what works for me might not for you. Just be happy in whatever you do and do not hurt others.If at some time you realize the path you took is not making you happy always remember that the road is still out there and there's lots of other paths to try. Just be happy!