For that matter, what is marriage anyway? I mean, for the goverment, it just means you have a piece of official paper that you pay $50 for down at the courthouse, and it's been signed by all parties involved. But does that mean you're really, truly married? Look at Brittney Spear's first, short, Vegas wedding, and that whole Carmen Electra/Dennis Rodman thing. They had the piece of paper, but were they REALLY married? I'd say no.
For me, there was no "living together before marriage" with me and Martel. I'm with ShaniFaye on this one, for us, we just knew we were already married in our hearts and had to wait for the rest of the world to catch up! My mom was all upset cause she thought we were "shackin up" but we knew that shacking up didn't describe out situation at all!
If you love each other, and are married in your heart, by all means should you live as a a married couple. However, I think this "taking it out for a test drive" is bullshit (IMHO). You're in it for the sex, and the maid, nothing else (speaking from expierence, which I admit, was not the best). BUT, on the flipside, having been down that painful road, I learned some things about relationships and what it really means to be married that I probably wouldn't have. So it's a double edged sword, for me.
