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| Yes | 67% | 2634 votes | Total: 3956 votes | |
| No | 33% | 1322 votes |
Yes
Created on: January 17, 2008
These days, the vast majority of couples live together before marriage. And with good reason. At least
by V. Kumar
Created on: June 05, 2007
Marriage is like a "one and a half way traffic street".
It is not irreversible, so can not be called
Created on: March 11, 2008
Would you enter into a Master's program without first having a Bachelor's Degree? No. Despite the guidelines
by J.T. Thomas
Created on: August 29, 2007 Last Updated: March 08, 2010
If statistics are correct, somewhere around fifty percent of today's marriages will end in divorce.
Created on: November 30, 2008
Couples should definitely live together before getting married for several reasons. Certainly, in "ancient"
by Z. Blake
Created on: July 10, 2007 Last Updated: February 10, 2009
In my opinion all couples should live together before getting married. The old stigma attached to living
by Sue Langeder
Created on: January 31, 2009
Marriage can be a contentious issue for many - is it easier to live together and never get married?
by Stephen Bate
Created on: February 04, 2008
"Marriage", whether it is solemnized by vows before your God in a religious ceremony, or sworn before
by Sean Curtis
Created on: March 31, 2008
The older mentality was that couples should not live together until getting married. Many couples spent
by Krisschele
Created on: October 31, 2007
What's wrong with a little insurance before tying the knot? You are single and loving life, dating and
Created on: May 22, 2007 Last Updated: February 10, 2009
This is a question about so much more than just co-habitation before marriage. This is about religious
Created on: October 12, 2007
Living together is a giant step in a relationship. It is a step that I strongly recommend before getting
Created on: February 01, 2008
Yes they should live together before they get married, that way you know all the irritating little details
Created on: October 07, 2007
The choice to live together before marriage is one based on factors such as morality, finances and feelings.
Choosing
Created on: November 30, 2008
With divorce rates sky rocketing in the world today, the popular consensus is to live together first.
Created on: August 25, 2007 Last Updated: October 16, 2009
I strongly believe that choosing to live together or deciding to get married first, is a personal choice.
by J Mock
Created on: February 13, 2008 Last Updated: October 11, 2008
Living together before you are married is a practicable concept as it will provide a basis of understanding
Created on: November 03, 2008
If you're someone who's ever shared living space with a significant other, within wedlock or not, you
by Liz Cosline
Created on: January 19, 2009 Last Updated: September 24, 2011
Throughout history it has been said not to live with someone until you are married and there should
Created on: March 05, 2008
As contrary as it may seem to traditional thinking, living together before getting married has definite
No
Created on: February 27, 2008
In today's culture, marriage is considered a "love it or leave it" status; when the love runs out, we
Created on: November 10, 2007
Fact. Couples who live together before marriage have a 46% higher risk for divorcing than married couples
by Roz Romero
Created on: November 01, 2007 Last Updated: August 15, 2008
In and around the time of World War II, and throughout most of the 50s and early 60s, the notion of
by J.R. Lewis
Created on: July 02, 2007
Living with someone before marriage decreases the odds of getting married. It may work well for a select
by Joye Chase
Created on: August 26, 2008 Last Updated: October 14, 2010
We are living in a country where divorce rates, abortion rates, and STD statistics are at an overwhelmingly
Created on: August 21, 2007
It is a good idea to take a car for a test drive before buying it. What is unfortunate is that people
by Anna Suranyi
Created on: August 23, 2008
"Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?"
This somewhat crass, old saying has a nugget of
Created on: March 06, 2008
Living together before marriage is a very common place practice in our modern society. Couples who choose
by Angela Diggs
Created on: August 23, 2008
No, couples should not live together before they get married. It lessens the quality of a relationship.
by Saurabh Pal
Created on: January 09, 2008
The answer to the question should couples live together before getting married, depends on a person's
by Rick Wildman
Created on: December 26, 2008
There's a reason we don't treat rental cars as nicely as the cars we buy.
Living together to check each
by Kristele
Created on: August 19, 2007
You walk into an interview, this is the job you've been waiting for. Every aspect calls your name and
by Irene Yu
Created on: September 09, 2007 Last Updated: May 28, 2011
The decision to live together before marriage is a personal choice that is becoming increasingly popular.
by Tom Parsons
Created on: August 22, 2007
Living together prior to marriage certainly is a popular method of sorting through potential marriage
by Pamela Kay
Created on: May 28, 2007
The main reason I voted no in this debate is that I believe it to be morally wrong to live together
by Summer Tyme
Created on: July 28, 2008
A woman meets a guy and he asks her, "Say, can I be on your checking account?" "Can I have your credit
Created on: September 25, 2007
Okay, so the 'NO' side is already sadly outvoted on this issue. Is anyone reading the 'NO' articles?
Created on: July 04, 2008
Religion says it's wrong to cohabitate. Social law provides for palimony in the case of a breakup. The
Created on: February 04, 2009 Last Updated: February 22, 2009
I am surprised myself that I am voting "no" on this because I am not old-fashioned, in fact, I'm pretty
Created on: November 08, 2008 Last Updated: December 06, 2008
Preparation for any serious endeavor is highly recommended. However, when it comes to marriage that