All this talk of live in vs marriage .. both are in the same wicket these days .. I personally feel that if a couple are in a good stage of their relationship they should try having a kid because it kind of solidifies the bond .. it also helps u tide over the bad times which comes .. the stressful times ..the boring times .. and also the times when u are no longer feeling the physical attraction which will come after 5-10-15 years of any relationship ..
However the opposite is also true .. if the couple is in a bad stage of any relationship even if it is marriage they should not try for a baby .. because it invariably ruins the child’s life .. very few relationships survive .
asians are more marriage centric because the pull of family is strong ..
however my experience of living in USA for a year 10 years ago did show that what they portray in movies and serials is quite wrong .. most middle class Americans in my neighbourhood in new jersey had married their high school sweetheart and had more than 2 babies with them ..
Edited by msin - 5 years ago