do you believe a man and women need to be married to live together

[favored07]

do you believe that men and women should be married to live  together

[Hypnoash6]

I personally believe you should be at least engaged before you move in with a boyfriend. But other people say it is good to move in together to see if it will work. But if you spend a few nights / day a week together then living together should be fine. I think it all depends on the circumstances. I recently moved in with my boyfriend because he felt like we needed to live together before anything else possibly. It has been really nice because I like to have someone to come home to. We work as a team, he will cook dinner some nights or do laundry and we switch off. I am neater then him so I will hint at him he needs to clean. Go with your gut instincts, always worth a shot.

[margypops]

just visiting my answer is YES Its good for men to conmmit ,  

[specialmom]

Hm.  I don't think they 'need' to be.  Living arrangements for different people are particular to their needs and wants.  I never lived with a man before marriage just because I thought if I did that--------- they'd see the real me and I'd NEVER get married.  (kidding . . . I think.)  I did have a plan for myself in terms of stages of life and for me, living together came after marriage in my mind.  But my plan does not have to be someone elses.

I will say that I wish people viewed marriage and relationships as more permanent.  The divorce rate is disheartening to me.  So, I wish folks would really take seriously making a good match prior to getting married or having kids.  Just my thoughts on the matter.  

[penswriter]

I don't think so. If they're young and immature I don't think it's a good idea but if they've been in a long term relationship, love each other, sure why not.

My husband and I didn't live together before we were married. We couldn't though. He was in the Marine Corps so it would have been a bit hard.

[teko]

I am old school so yes, I do think if a man and a woman are going to live together as man and wife, then marriage should be the benefit. Otherwise why bother. I am not giving up my independence just to serve in a capacity as a wife without being one and forfeiting all the benefits of same.