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A 5 page paper discussing the problems that can arise from living together without marriage. Living together has caused far more controversy than just the value of maintaining laws that are no longer enforced. The focus here is its effects on traditional marriage and social issues. Though the most common opinion is that there is nothing 'wrong' with living together either instead of, or before marriage, there is increasing evidence that there is indeed something 'wrong' with it, to the extent that it is listed as a risk factor against the success of subsequent marriage between the same partners. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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have been one that meant a heterosexual couple living together as the traditionally married couple, though without the formality of the wedding. In some states, it is still illegal
(though not enforced); in others, it is not recognized as any kind of interim condition. Heterosexual couples living together are either married or they are not. An example
is that of North Carolina, where opposite-sex roommates can share a residence without being declared married in the eyes of the state, but a couple sharing a residence in the
more common connotation is declared legally married by common law after 72 hours of such an arrangement. That law is another that routinely goes unenforced, but remains on the
books, nonetheless. Living together has caused far more controversy than just the value of maintaining laws that are no longer enforced. The
focus here is its effects on traditional marriage and social issues; same-sex relationships will not be discussed in this short paper. Though the most common opinion is that there
is nothing "wrong" with living together either instead of or before marriage, there is increasing evidence that there is indeed something "wrong" with it, just like conservative religious leaders said
years ago. Aside from religious dogma specific to individual religions and denominations, many down-to-earth and people-oriented religious leaders and commentators, such as psychologist
Dr. James Dobson and Pat Robertson, have consistently stood on the side of purity and the biblical view of the marriage relationship. They have maintained that living together is
not a good "trial run" as it would seem to be, and now research and secular psychologists are beginning to agree with them. Most engaged couples, however, view themselves
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