Marriage versus living together.
Craig Moody
ENC1101-12
Colin Lessig
December 12, 2011

As a live in relationship I have done both and I know a live in relationship can retain as much or more love, permanency and stability then a lot of marriages. Really it depends on the couple in the relationship. You cannot honestly on a board bases say which is better for people that live together or married that are more committed. Some people would say that when you are not married that you have more freedom but you do not you have just as much freedom as if you were married. Others would say that there are two types of people living together; those that are engaged and living together for a brief time before marriage and those people that live together without definite plans of marriage. Some couples live together before marriage because they might have poor communication skills with each other, and do not want to spoil what they have which in turn could affect their relationship with one another. Marriage is the foundation for family in most modern societies. It is a contract arrangement that is binding two people together by law and is legally recognized would wide. Living together on the other hand, mimics the structure of marriage without the legal binding contract and also the exception of being legal. In some countries or states common law marriages are recognized, completely along with the legal ramifications in the event of dissolution or in some cases of an annulment from marriage or living together. Some societies are reluctant to recognize living together arrangements for fear that it would undermine the law of marriage. But today living together is an arrangement between two people that if agreed it is a personal choice and a quite popular one. The research done today has shown that there is a significant difference in couples that live