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Many couples of the opposite sex live together without the commitment of marriage. Such unions, however, are even “less stable than marriages,” notes a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some of these couples cohabit in order to assess their compatibility prior to marriage. Does such an arrangement eliminate poor matches and improve subsequent marriages? According to the Journal of Marriage and Family, the evidence indicates otherwise. “Among married individuals, premarital cohabitation is related to lower marital satisfaction . . . , more reports of marital problems, and . . . a higher risk of marital dissolution,” says the Journal.
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I did with my husband. We've been married happily now over 12 years. It gave us a chance to really get to know each other and we worked through alot of the issues prior to getting married.
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Please do. It isn't until you live with a person 24/7 that you really see how they are, and how you guys get along.
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That is an individual decision. If you are okay with then go for it.
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I believe it should be left up to the individuals. I would not be critical either way.
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as long as you list all the deal breakers ahead of time -
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