How might marriage affect future life together?

[mike8044]

Hi. Does anyone have ideas how to answer that question?
"How might marriage affect future life together?"
I have some ideas but I'm not sure.. it's a school project thing and i was just wondering..
Thanks

[jamesglewisf]

Living together outsisde of marriage is not very good.

Here are some troubling statistics taken from Should We Live Together? (http://marriage.rutgers.edu/Publications/swlt2.pdf) pubished by the National Marriage Project (http://marriage.rutgers.edu/) at Rutgers University.

"Fully three-quarters of children born to cohabiting parents will see their parents split up before they reach age 16, whereas only about a third of children born to married parents face a similar fate."

"Annual rates of depression among cohabiting couples are more than three times what they are among married couples."

"And women in cohabiting relationships are more likely than married women to suffer physical and sexual abuse."

"Two studies, one in Canada and the other in the United States, found that women in cohabiting relationships are about nine times more likely to be killed by their partner than are women in marital relationships."

[mike8044]

thanks for helping out.

[Dude111]

Welcome to frappydoo :)

[lost in love]

I am sorry but my opinion is that once you get married they own you. I am married and have been for 2 years. Before we got married we lived together so about 2 years. I recommend that. But ever since we have gotten married, our fun life and excitement for one another has kind of disappeared. I am not saying that marriage is a bad thing, but really think about it.

[Alec]

I think that if you settle for a person who wants to live with you outside of marriage, then your chance at having a good marriage is lessened.

[Mssix]

i HAVE BEEN MARRIED 11 YRS AND SEPERATED4 OUT OF THOSE.
WE ARE BACK TOGETHER BUT IT TOOK TIME, UNDERSTANDING, PATIENCE AND REALIZING ALOT OF THINGS ABOUT EACH OTHER AND OURSELVES, SO COMMUNICATION IS THE BEST WAY TO UNDERSTAND HOW & WHY THE OTHER FEELS, DOES AND MAKES CHOICES IN THEIR DAILY LIVES & FUTURE.

HOPE THAT HELPS.