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Old 14th July 2011, 10:55 PM   #11
chosen
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Re: Engagement weirdness: Help please

yes things have changed for women, but for me living together before marriage is still a no no. I married for the second time 6 years ago and I felt even more strongly about it this time than I did when I married for the first time in the 70's. My son married this year, and they didnt live together, and my daughter is getting married in 9 months, and they arent going to live together either, so it still happens even though they all work full time and have been to uni and are independant. Yes it is cheaper, but some things are more important than that,and you can always share a home with a friend to save money, which is what my daughter is doing till she gets married. I do appreciate though that the norm today is to live together which is sad.
I guess we are see things differently, but I would never live with a guy unless he was prepared to get married first.You can get to know someone extreemly well without sharing a home with them.
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