Living Together Before Marriage: Is It A Good Idea?

By Dr. Laurie Weiss. Posted on Apr 24th 2012.

Premarital cohabitation can give you a false sense of security.

Creating a successful marriage is always a challenge. Examining your own and your fiancé's rules before you marry will make meeting this challenge much easier. Any form of premarital counseling will help you examine and compare those rules and help you, Sherri, (remember Sherri) and your fiancés create happy and successful marriages.

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