Question: Living together before marriage, pros & cons?

[pearlyriver]

Summer Romance - 4-6 May 2012 @ Suntec Singapore Level 3

I was wondering whats your opinion  on living together before marriage. Will it help improve relationship or make it worse?

[michelle_me]

better try livin together first to get to know each other .. or else later marry already then regret will be even worse..

[musicbox]

The Good, Bad, And The Ugly

When you are dating someone you rarely get to see the person as a whole. Of course in relationships there are both good and bad times, but the majority of time you spend with your boyfriend theoretically will be the "good". Living together will give you a view of your boyfriend as he deals with good days, bad days, and those days that are just plain ugly.

[chris lim]

Living together before marriage tends to let you know what life is like with your significant other. The downside is thet you might never get married since you are already together.

[Michelle]

Me and my BF have lived together for a few years. You get to split the rent and you come home to someone you love. But we do fight like a married couple.

[Sarah2012]

It is only possible if I get my way with the interior decor.

[ivyshin]

conservative people disagree on livin together before marriage, vice versa for open minded people

[Weise]

Common "wisdom" says that living together in a "trial marriage" is a good way to determine if couples are compatible before marriage. Does this idea really work? What are the factors that lead to a good marriage and how can we know if the other person is right for us?

[meilingg]

Living before marriage at least you won't be shock by his good/bad habits that you won't be able to see it during the dating process...
I only stay over at his place during weekends but at least i get to know his bad habits and same for him to be able to know mine too...

[Juliefly]

Before marriage, you live together is good, but you should consider the bad effect, in case you don't marry one day, how can you explain it to your future husband.

[queenyb]

Living together before marriage helps you decide if your partner is the right choice and if you can adapt by his moods, habbits etc. The same goes for him.

I see living before marriage as a trial. Can we understand each other and complete one another during this time? If so, yes, by all means, go ahead and get married.

If not, and there are signs leading you to believe that this is a bad choice, then decide what is the right call for your life.

IMHO, living together before marriage is a must!

[Elena Iuliana]

it's better to move together before the marriage, because in this way you get to know each other better, but it's bad if you get to stay together, because you will see your flaws...