re: Living With Your SO Before Marriage. Smart or Sin?

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Do you understand, that there can't be a divorce, if there isn't a marriage? Fewer marriages, means fewer divorces...

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so no, you don't understand how rates work

the argument that you should be making is that the people that previously had higher divorce rates in prior decades are simply not getting married anymore

we can argue whether or not this is good or bad on society as a whole

Mrs. Cotten and I only dated about 9 months before getting engaged. We lived together our full ~1 year engagement. Been married 8 years this year and wouldn’t change a thing.

We also got shite on by overly religious family members; but by the time we actually tied the knot we had paid off both vehicles, her student loan and all outstanding debt besides our mortgage with the money saved from me not paying rent alone. Entering into our marriage nearly totally debt free afforded us a much different life then we would’ve had had I kept wasting money on rent just to appease others.

10/10 would recommend.

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You mean when women didn’t have the means or the ability to leave a marriage on their own volition? Interesting to use that timeframe knowing that.

Living together before marriage and not hastily jumping into one isn’t tearing down anyone’s culture.

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Not to mention.. It wasn't until when? 1978 that it actually became illegal for a husband to rape his wife?

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Do you understand, that there can't be a divorce, if there isn't a marriage? Fewer marriages, means fewer divorces...

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Moron.

that post is getting upvoted

Yes its a must

We did not live together before we got married and I am glad we did not.

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once you move in together, its harder for the couple to break up due to the commitment they have made, so couples that otherwise would have just broke up during the dating period, try to stick it out (they call this the "inertia affect), but ultimately they are just not compatible and end up divorcing

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this is pretty much what Shapiro said

also weird you're being downvoted for that. everyone's a family oriented social conservative until it's time to live it, i suppose

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Did they do it because they thought it would “fix” an issue in their relationship?

That would seem to be the mechanism for divorce more so than just simply living together. Which studies don’t account for (other variables).

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I agree and one other VERY important thing.

The idiots who have a kid because they think that will help the relationship. I can tell you the opposite is true. There is nothing worse for a relationship than a little needy screaming human. You better be sure you are in it for the long haul before kicking one of those things into the group.

What I tell all people who get engaged. "Wait AT LEAST three years after marriage before anyone gets pregnant. You will have tons of stress (and fun times) in your first years of marriage. Don't add a kid to that mix. After three years, if things are going great, you can start thinking about a little one."