Living together before marriage is quickly becoming a preferred lifestyle in America. Some people consider this “living in sin,” others call it “living in unwedded bliss.” Every year more unwedded couples make the choice to live with each other before the marriage. Recent figures show, the number of cohabiting couples has steadily increased 700% since the 1960s. During the 1960s, there were one cohabiting couple for every ninety married couples. Today those figures are one cohabiting …showed first 75 words of 1136 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1136 total…with less commitment and less hope for a future together. The only valid reasons for cohabitation are to save money and for easy access to sex. Living together before marriage is not a good idea for couples planning on building a solid, long lasting, and stable relationship. Couples who decide to live with each other before marriage are just demonstrating their immaturity and total lack of commitment so prevalent in our self-centered and pleasure-oriented society.