ok, i didn't read every word of every post but heres my take on it.
i think a couple should not live together until they are married. my main reason being that it seems to take soemthing away from mariage. if you've been living with your significant other for a considerable time before marriage, then once your married its like nothing at all has changed except for the license. which is terrible. marriage should be something special. i'd say at least move somewhere new, haha. i know many would say that you'd want to "test drive" what its like first, but heres the way i see it. if you've been in a relationship long enough, then odds are you've spent enough time together to know enough. Odds are you've been together in every season, every time of day, and been around each others homes enough to know how someone will act in a home. and i'm sure an overnighter or many has occured so you probably even know what thats like. so why not just wait and keep it something special?
RE: Living together
ok, i didn't read every word of every post but heres my take on it.i think a couple should not live together until they are married. my main reason being that it seems to take soemthing away from mariage. if you've been living with your significant other for a considerable time before marriage, then once your married its like nothing at all has changed except for the license. which is terrible. marriage should be something special. i'd say at least move somewhere new, haha.
i know many would say that you'd want to "test drive" what its like first, but heres the way i see it. if you've been in a relationship long enough, then odds are you've spent enough time together to know enough. Odds are you've been together in every season, every time of day, and been around each others homes enough to know how someone will act in a home. and i'm sure an overnighter or many has occured so you probably even know what thats like.
so why not just wait and keep it something special?