Some people think that couples should live together before getting married to start knowing each other better and see if they are compatible. Others say that because of this tendency people become immoral and only deep emotional attachment makes a durable alliance. Discuss both views and give your opinion. IELTS | IELTS WRITING TASK-2

Some people think that couples should live together before getting married to start knowing each other better and see if they are compatible. Others say that because of this tendency people become immoral and only deep emotional attachment makes a durable alliance. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

In the modern era, the concept of live-in relationship has become popular among the new generation. However, there are predominantly two contrasting views where a section of society deems that couples should spend some time living together before getting married to test their compatibility and rapport, while other emphasizes that it is wrongful and only emotional affection and attachment is enough.

Apparently, various factors make a section of people advocate that couples to move in and stay together before marriage is beneficial and have many reasons to justify it. First and foremost is, marriage is a very big step in one’s life, and which should be done after considering many factors compatibility being one of the major factor. Living together before marriage will not only help couples to understand each other, but also make a decision on their marriage, as the proverb goes ‘prevention is better than cure’, this will prevent divorces in the long run as they can end things before marriage if it does not work out. For example, according to BBC research two out of three couples in the USA believe that moving in together before marriage is the best way to avoid divorce in the future. Secondly, when couples get married, it then involves their families and many others, hence if they get married and if it does not work in the future then it may spoil and damage many relations which can be avoided if they feel that they are non-compatible whey staying together before marriage. Thirdly, it is seen that couples do not take their finances seriously when they are dating, hence staying together will help them to plan their finances.

On the other hand, some believe that live-in makes people immoral and only deep emotional attachment is enough for myriad reasons. Chiefly, it is seen that either partner in the relationship gets very attached and obsessed with the other partner when they live together, and when things do not work out they try to defame their partner. For instance, they charge false accusations and false charges on their partner. Secondly, many a times couple get used to living together and think, why should they get married and continue living the same way, but this should not be the case as marriage is a legal bond and they get rights which will help them if bad situations arise in the future. 

In my profound opinion, only emotional attachment is not enough for couples to get married, they should also be compatible with each other and should also be able to trust and tolerate each other, which can be known if they stay together before marriage. Hence, live-in has more benefits than drawbacks, and can help a marriage to be more successful.