Assignment: The assignment is to write a short paper on whether or not two people should live
             Introduction: This paper will focus on couples choosing to live together before marriage. The couple has already decided to get married, opposed to a couple living together and subsequently deciding to get married.
             My stand on whether or not a couple should live together is the choice of the couple and should not be a matter of they should or should not do so. I however, am not necessarily an advocate stating couples must live together after they have decided to get married, but rather I am in no way opposed to couples living together before marriage and do not feel there is anything wrong with it. I will explain why living together before marriage is beneficial. My views on the subject are a result of my personal experience. I know of successful and unsuccessful marriages when the couple lived together before marriage. Any subject of discussion will of course have two sides, proponents and detractors.
             Detractors of premarital cohabitation list several reasons for why couples should not live together prior to marriage. Some of the reasons are described a "myths" .
             · Economically It's Worth It To Live Together
             · Living Together Before Marriage Increases Your Chances of Having a Happy Marriage Later
             · Doing it Won't Hurt Anyone
             · It's Nobody's Business
             · Premarital Sex is not God's Will
             When a couple decides they want to marry, it has the meaning that they want to be with each other for the rest of their lives and is not a matter to be taken lightly. It is a serious commitment and should not be entered into with the thought that "if things don't work out I can always divorce and get out of it".
             A marriage has the best chance for surviving if each partner is absolutely sure
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