Marriage in the United States is not permanent, unlike other cultures. In India for example, “divorce is practically unheard of” (Scott and Warren 84). Once an Indian person chooses a significant other, they stay with them, even if they never marry, they choose to marry to become accepted; the social norm. Therefore in India, people have more of a permanent thought on commitment, and even a commitment to live with each other.

Most people that choose to live together before marriage have poor communication skills with each other, which in turn affects their relationship with one another. While living together, most couples do not talk about personal problems or concerns that they may have. They do not feel that the other person needs to hear about them, or that it is “none of their business”. While, being married makes you communicate better, your problems and concerns are your partners problems and concerns, it affects both of you. If you just live together, you have problems communicating. If you decide to get married at some point after the cohabitation, you will continue to act in much the same way you did before, making your relationship much more vulnerable to divorce and major problems. In addition, just living together allows a person to take advantage of the other, by using them for certain things, such as money, gifts, and a

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