Dont get married for the wrong reasons and dont settle for cohabitation when you want more.
Its along the lines of Working Mom vs. Stay-At-Home Mom or Star Trek vs. Star Wars.
Its a pretty touchy topic, and one that taps into our most intimate life choices.
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Yet the difference between marriage and cohabitation is one worth thinking about in an objective way.
Considering the magnitude of those things, this decision Should I choose marriage or cohabitation?
is one that warrants objective consideration.
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Some do it to test compatibility (although the jurys out on the reliability of that).
Some do it for convenience or to have regular no-strings sexual access to a partner.
Or it may be that their boyfriend has no intention of putting a ring on it.
Regardless, this is hardly the kind of decision that one should make out of hope or assumption.
If you do, you might find yourself waiting and wasting years.
And if youre living together, you might not like it.
Thats a little tidbit that women should know.
But isnt marriage just a piece of paper?
After all, those who say that marriage doesnt guarantee happiness are right.
Then again, cohabitation isnt a sure thing, either.
This is particularly important if a couple has kids.
a parents new boyfriend or girlfriend or spouse) living in the home.
But does it really matter which is more likely to happen?
Well, to some extent, yes.
It may or may not change what we order for lunch.
while another person may say, Thats true, but Id like to improve my odds of living longer.
Ill have the veggie burger.
Both are right but which is right for you?
These documents represent something much larger.
That difference is based in the level of commitment that piece of paper conveys.
Again research has shown that marriage and cohabitation affect people differently.
Are you husband and wife or boyfriend and girlfriend?
Of course, Im speaking in general terms.
There are miserable marriages and there are blissful cohabitations, and vice versa.
The only winner that matters is you.
Dont get married for the wrong reasons and dont settle for cohabitation when you want more.
