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.
