Living together before the wedding?

We have been living together 3.5 out of the 4 years we have been dating.

We just got our house 2 years ago and plan to be our starter home until we have more kids.

We have everything we need so we really will only be registering for stuff we do not have or things we need to upgrade on as well as I registered little things that my step son could use at the house, otherwise we will be incorporating our honey moon fund as well.

We were long distance for a year, then lived together for 4 years before we got married.

I would encourage anyone who is considering marriage to live together. You learn so much about a person by living with them day in and day out.

My FH and I dated for about a year and a half before moving in together, then lived together another year before getting engaged. We'll be together a total of 4 years by the time we're officially married. For me, living together before even getting engaged is essential. It takes a while to learn how to share space, define boundaries, work out the logistics of meals, housework, and bills, etc. And that doesn't even include how your relationship will change and grow when you live and see someone every day. Living together first gave my FH and I the chance to learn so much about ourselves and each other; so when we chose to get engaged we did so confidently knowing that we were stronger with that knowledge.

Me and my fiancé are waiting until we are married before we move in with each other for religious reasons.

FH and I have been living together for 2 and a half years at this point. In my opinion, it was so nice to see how our relationship changed and how strong our bond became after we moved in together. I think it makes the transition into married life more natural too But I definitely understand why some people choose to wait.

We are waiting until after we marry to live together. I also prefer to get a new place together instead of moving in his house or vise versa.

H and I had lived together for about 2 years when we got married. However he moved into my house and he was a long distance truck driver prior (he's local now) so it was all "my" stuff. Also we got a puppy and puppies are adorably the worst and chew EVERYTHING so we registered for stuff the was upgrades and also more "us" and replacements from puppy chewing.

My house also needed some updating so that helps making it more "ours" too.

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I totally agree, Stephanie!! You learn to adapt to each other's style and, like you said work on the logistics!

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After you two get married, will you be moving into a new space together? Or will one of you move in with the other?

We started looking for a house together about a year after we started dating. We got engaged this past summer and found our home about a month later. We have been living together for about 5 months and it will be a year by the wedding.

View Quoted Comment We will be moving into a new space together, hopefully we will have our home built before we get married if not we’ll get an apartment.

We dated for about 6 months when my roommate moved back home, so I moved in with him since I was practically at his place every weekend anyway. We lived together a year and a half and got engaged a few days after our 2 year anniversary! I think it's a good idea to live with someone before you get married so you can really get to see all their crazy habits lol

My fiancé and I just moved in together. We get married in 7 months. It’s yours and your fiancé’s choice of what to do. It’s your life so don’t let your family or friends tell you what is “right and wrong”. As far as gifts go, we have already bought the every day things we need for our kitchen and home. So as far as our registry goes we will add things we wouldn’t normally by for ourselves such as extra throw pillows, kitchen gadgets, ect. We are also having a house warming party soon so I’m sure we will receive stuff from that too. We will be creating our registry soon! We are excited!

We are currently living apart due to my new job but we've lived together for 6 months before. I can't wait to move back in with him when he graduates in May!