I agree with ShaniFaye. This particular matter is entirely about what you both expect from living together, and not about whether or not living together before marriage is a good convention. Personally, I would never move in with anyone I was dating without the intent to eventually marry them, and I think living with somebody is a good way to make sure that marriage really is the right option before I sign the contract. I don't really trust any studies about what percentages of marriages that started out with the couple living together end in divorce as a method of deciding if it's right or wrong for me. If a study came out saying that 7 out of 10 people in the world are allergic to dogs and I knew I wasn't allergic to them, I wouldn't not get a dog because of the study.
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