Don’t you think they will be in their best behavior in that period because if he/she badly want to marry the other person and once they are legally wed they start showing their true colors because they are committed? I don’t think living together for a certain period gives the clear picture of a persons character/ habits. If we are in love we will know in and out of the person even if we are not literally living with him.
My cousin in US (born & raised there) lived with her ex husband for an year or so. But their marriage did not last for one year. So I don’t think living together will end up in happy marriage in all cases. But as you said a couple can live happily without marriage for years if both of them are committed to the relation even if they don’t believe in the institution of marriage.
Don’t you think they will be in their best behavior in that period because if he/she badly want to marry the other person and once they are legally wed they start showing their true colors because they are committed? I don’t think living together for a certain period gives the clear picture of a persons character/ habits. If we are in love we will know in and out of the person even if we are not literally living with him.
My cousin in US (born & raised there) lived with her ex husband for an year or so. But their marriage did not last for one year. So I don’t think living together will end up in happy marriage in all cases. But as you said a couple can live happily without marriage for years if both of them are committed to the relation even if they don’t believe in the institution of marriage.