Living
together before marriage - making
the decision
Are
you ready for the next step in your
relationship - living together before
marriage. There are a many things
to consider before you decide to
live together. These are just a
few.
Are you old enough?
How soon do you plan to marry?
Can you afford to live together?
Do you want to live together?
The
average wedding takes roughly 12
months to plan, and about half of
engaged couples live together. Some
as soon as they get engaged, some
just a few weeks before the big
day and others prefer to wait until
they are married.
The
most important thing is - do the
two of you want to live together
before marriage? This is a decision
that can`t be rushed. You must both
want this other wise you may not
even get to walk down the aisle.
Research
shows that couples who live together
before marriage have a much greater
chance of getting divorced. The
reason is that people willing to
live together before marriage usually
have commitment issues.
Living
together whether married or not
can take a few months to get adjusted.
A lot of couples find this a stressful
and very tough period of adjustment.
But this is only to be expected
and every couple that live together
for the first time go through this.
You have to allow time for you both
to settle and will need to set some
kind of house rules so that you
can both settle into a routine.
Remember;
Even if you do live together before
marriage - married life will be
totally different then that of just
living together so don`t expect
anything it is always best just
to let yourself settle naturally
and don`t force anything. What happens
will happen whether you live together
now or wait until you are married.
Just make sure that if you are planning
on living together before marriage
it is what you both want and don`t
try and force the other to do something
that they don`t want to do. If you
love that person then he/she is
worth waiting for.
