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Originally Posted by 4X4
I can't believe that any sane person thinks that they can figure out what it's like to live with someone before actually living with someone.
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That probably depends on how long the two parties have associated, without living together. I think a fairly intelligent, sane, mature person can reasonably tell what they are getting into, given enough time and circumstance.
As I see it, the problems associated with commonlaw relationships in young people relate to one or the other, or both of the parties not being mature enough to deal with all the problems associated with a permanent relationship. Aside from the legal / financial problems, which themselves can be horrendous, the risk of having children can further complicate things. I believe statistics show that children, of parents who are unmarried, carry a much greater risk of their parents separating, than those who come from parents who are married.