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Lynnie
WeddingWire Administrator October 2016

Living Situation: Modern or Traditional?

Lynnie, on April 23, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Posted in Family and Relationships 129

Relationships have definitely changed a lot over the years!! Today's couples (on average) have dated for 2+ years, lived together, talked finances, and 35% even own a pet together! What's your pre-wedding living situation? Are you taking the traditional path and waiting until after the wedding to...

Relationships have definitely changed a lot over the years!! Today's couples (on average) have dated for 2+ years, lived together, talked finances, and 35% even own a pet together!

What's your pre-wedding living situation? Are you taking the traditional path and waiting until after the wedding to move in together? Or jumping on board with the the modern wave of pre-proposal cohabitation?


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129 Comments

  • Kaylalynn
    Savvy August 2019
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    Modern. Have lived together for 5 going on 6 years. Have 3 kids and 2 dogs!!!
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  • Jennifer
    Super October 2020
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    Modern. We moved in together after 1 year of dating, bought a house after 3 1/2 years of dating, then were recently engaged (have now been dating for 5 1/2 years).
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  • Becca
    Devoted October 2019
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    We live together and have a pet together!
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  • Maggie
    Super April 2020
    Maggie ·
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    Modern: been together 6.5 years, lived together (officially) two years tomorrow, I have a guinea pig but it’s more so my pet than ours (it’s what he gets for leaving on vacation for ten days two weeks after moving in together!)
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  • Mimi
    Savvy June 2021
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    Modern... We live together
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  • Megan
    Savvy December 2023
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    Traditional. We will move in together after we get married! I’m so excited!!
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  • mrsaj2b
    Master October 2019
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    We've been traditional to date but that will be changing in the near future. We both preferred to be traditional up until we marry and we have been traditional for all the years we've been with each other. However, due to some recent life changing issues we realize more than ever that each day is not promised and we want to spend as much time together as possible. We both have our own homes but my FH is currently renting his out and will be moving in with me in the next month or so. We do have a dog who lives with me and will be purchasing a house early next year. We marry this October.

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  • Alyssa
    Dedicated September 2019
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    We moved in together about 6 months before he proposed. but he moved out after we booked our church with the requirement that we could not live together. we have 2 dogs together. we are now patiently waiting to get married so he can move back in.

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  • Dedicated September 2024
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    We moved in together only a month after we started dating, so I guess we have been very modern as far as living together.
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  • Kara
    Beginner May 2020
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    Same girl!
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  • Kara
    Beginner May 2020
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    Same girl, I cannot wait!!
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  • Kara
    Beginner May 2020
    Kara ·
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    Traditional
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  • Brittany
    Dedicated August 2020
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    Modern, we lived together and just welcomed a baby boy four months ago.
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  • Amanda
    Dedicated August 2021
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    We moved in together about 6 months before getting engaged. I always thought we would get engaged like a year to year and a half after moving in together - but he surprised me!

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  • Macy
    Expert September 2019
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    We got a home together 2 months after the proposal, and began getting our foster license and a year after the engagement we got a dog and two months later got a cat and in 2 weeks from today our son moves in 💕💕
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  • Heather
    Dedicated July 2020
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    Traditional. We are waiting until marriage. We are going to look for apartments before the wedding but not live there together until the wedding night. I also have a dog, but I consider him our dog already and they love each other.
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  • Becca
    Super August 2019
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    Traditional. I will be moving into his house right after the wedding.
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  • K
    Expert February 2020
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    Modern - we have lived together for 3 1/2 years out of the almost 4 we've been together. I don't think I would be comfortable with waiting until we were married to live together. I feel that you really get to know alot about someone when you live with them Smiley smile

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  • Ana
    Dedicated October 2019
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    Definitely modern because we have been living together for about 2 years before getting married.

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  • Adara
    Devoted October 2019
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    Traditional. We live separately but we will be moving in together before the wedding. Saving for our very own house.

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