Living Together Before Marriage

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Rodney Thomas 2-5-11 ELA-061-101 Why do so many people think its right to live together before marriage? Well, because there are a lot of advantages like not dealing with drama, not going through a divorce and getting to know a person before committing yourself to them. The first advantage of living together before marriage is not dealing with drama if y'all break up. First y'all don't have to deal with who is going to have custody of the children ( if y'all have them). For example, y'all both could either take care of the kids or decide that one of you should take care of the kids on your own. Second, y'all could break up without any court drama. For example, y'all won't have to go through a divorce settlement. Finally both of you won't have to deal with family. For example, you guys won't have to deal with each other family telling y'all what the two of you should do. In conclusion, living together causes less drama. The second advantage of living together and not married is not going through a divorce. First, y'all will not have to go though a divorce because y'all was never married. For example, if y'all decide to break up you both can just go y'all different ways. Second, you won't have to wait for your divorce to be finalized. For example, when people get divorces they can't get married again until they divorce is finalized ,but when when people are not married they can just walk out the door and be in as many relationships as they want. Finally, y'all won't have to go to court to see who gets what. For example, when y'all break up the both of you can just take what you own and leave. In conclusion, the advantage of living together before marriage is not going though a divorce. The final advantage of living together before marriage is letting you get to know the person before committing yourself to them. For example, when people live
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