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writes:HiWhats are your views on marriage vs cohabitation.Is there any need to get married?Is marriage putting your money where your mouth is or am I just old fashioned?Thanks
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reader, anonymous, writes (28 October 2007): I was married then divorced then cohabited with the second partner and now i am married to my third partner in life. It depends on the person. For me, i was very young when i got married, the second time, the bloke never asked me and now i am glad that he didnt. My third bloke i longed for him to ask me and he did and now we are married. I dont think there is a right or a wrong, but what suits that person. Married to the right person is the best thing for me, but that is my personal views.
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reader, dapone 1 +, writes (28 October 2007):
 Hi anon.
In my opinion, cohabitation is still a big step to take and i think is not as stressful as marriage, people seem these day to get on a lot better living together than getting married, do not get me wrong if some one wishes to get married so be it, thats is there choice, as long as two people are in love with each other and wish to be together in a loving relationship then what is the harm in that, more people live together in the UK, than are married and because of this the divorce rate has dropped, make of that what you will.
later in life if you are still together best to draw up a couple of wills just in case, i have read recently the government has, ore will be changing the law so cohabitant couple have the same legal rights as a married couple, so do not think because you are living together you do not have responsibility toward each other, because the law will certainly apply to you, i would go for it, and hope you will both be very happy.
Good luck.
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reader, anonymous, writes (28 October 2007): being married makes you work harder at everything you share as you`ve commited yourselves to each other before the eyes of god,if your not married it just so much easier to walk away
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reader, JaffaZ  +, writes (28 October 2007):
 I don't see anything wrong with just living together rather than getting married. It saves a lot of hassle later if for some reason something goes wrong and one of you wants to end it. I think it also gives you a bit of a taste of what being married might be like. That way, if you like living together, you might decide later that you want to get married. If you have to ask, then you're obviously not completely sure you want to get married. Don't rush into something you're not sure about. Take your time and see how things work out for you.
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reader, kenny + ♥, writes (28 October 2007):
 I guess years ago, like going back to my parents time getting married was the thing a majority of people did. And people that lived together under the same roof that was not married was something to be frowned upon. But times has changed so much since then, couples nowdays live together without being married and thats fine, there is nothing wrong with that atal. I don't thing there is any rush for marriage, However in a couple of years of living together you fancied tying the knot then do so at your own leisure.
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reader, rcn  +, writes (28 October 2007):
 I don't know what UK laws are. I see marriage as a commitment over just shacking up. If you're really in love, there's no reason to not have that commitment. Also if one person passes and they don't have a will made up, in a cohabitation the surviving partner has no rights to the property.
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