by Bruce McDaniel

Created on: July 14, 2009   Last Updated: July 15, 2009

Family pressures are one of the more common reasons. We are still in the age of the old school way of thinking. You know if you are not married you are living in sin. Thank goodness that is leaving the new age and way of thinking. Most people that live together for awhile finally decide they have found their partner. And decide to tie the knot. Some do it because they figure that the relationship has grown, and to the point that it is going to last forever.

Love is funny that way, and we cannot predict the future. There could be a pregnancy involved, an inheritance or maybe just the feelings that it is time to commit.

Speaking from experience, there are many factors involved and no one but the couple know the reasons why the decision was made.

My first wife and I lived together for eight months before we got married. This was due to us being in love and the family pressure gave in so we got married. A month after we got married we found out that she was pregnant, so this time it seemed legit. Wrong! We should have lived together longer as we divorced after one year.

The second wife and I got married after living together for nine months, everything was great until the family got involved and we divorced. Wait, we kept living with one another and got along great. Two years went by and we were still together and decided to try it again. Divorced again after six months but remained together again as a couple. The third bout of living together lasted three years. We would probably still be together if I had not got a promotion and moved out of state. She chose not to follow as if she remained she would inherit her daddy's land. We were together for seven years.

The third woman and fourth marriage for me was really family pressure. We lived with her mother from day one for nine months and pressures from her family caused us top tie the knot. Well, once again the failure of marriage, we divorced after four an half years.

My current and fifth marriage we knew from the day we met that we would get married some day. But we moved in together as roommates sharing expenses and social togetherness, as well romance. This was as we were waiting on the final divorce decree.

We got married after living together twenty months. We are soul mates, and just recently celebrated our One year anniversary.

People get married after a long live-in relationship as they believe they have found the one that they will be with the rest of their life! So, why do they? There are many reasons and like I said the couple has their own...maybe will never be divulged to anyone else.

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