Originally posted by: LoveInAutumn26
You didn’t offend me, but I disagree with your point. I don’t feel there is anything wrong with a live-in relationship between two consensual adults. If they choose to live together before getting married, they have all the rights to do so. It is the couples life after all, and they should be able to decide how they wanna progress in their relationship, either through live-in or marriage, it should be up to the couple. Society and people’s mindset are changing nowadays slowly but gradually, and I am so glad it is. This will be huge step, esp in breaking stereotype, esp for the desi community.
It’s actually best to know if you are compatible with someone before getting married than to get into a marriage without any idea. With live-in, you get to know your partner inside out, know if you are compatible or not, etc etc. I don’t think the idea of marriage is broken this way or it will loose essence of the marital life.
But of course, to each his own 🙌
I would go so far to say why a live-in relationship as a precursor to marriage? Why not just a live-in relationship period?
Marriage is an artificial man-made institution. In many developed countries abroad and in native communities, there is no marriage and children are born too in live-in relationships and they are entitled to take their parents' surnames. Live-in relationships are legally recognized. Just as you have wedding certificates, you have certificates for live-in relationships too and such couples are entitled to social welfare schemes just as married couples are.