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Living Situation: Modern or Traditional?

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

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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Devoted May 2020
Bride2020 · on May 21, 2019 at 4:16 PM
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Traditional! Been together since we were 15 and 16, when we get married next year we’ll be 21 and 22! We found the apartment we will both live in, I’ll be moving in next month and him after we get married.
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Katie · on May 28, 2019 at 8:14 PM
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Traditional, We do not live together currently
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Dedicated October 2022
Samantha · on May 30, 2019 at 3:18 PM
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Modern we have lived together for almost two years now
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Savvy April 2021
Kathleen · on June 3, 2019 at 3:34 PM
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We’ve been together for ten years, lived together for 5 years.
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Dedicated June 2020
Hannah · on June 12, 2019 at 1:39 PM
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We had been spending nearly every day together after we met, me staying at his place mostly and him staying at mine occasionally. I unofficially moved in with my cat about 5 months before my lease was up on my old apartment, and we settled in to life together immediately!
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Devoted September 2020
Anna · on June 12, 2019 at 3:06 PM
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Modern. We dated for four years before moving in together. Adopted 2 pets together. Then got engaged.
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Natalia · on June 13, 2019 at 4:06 PM
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I would say modern, but we don't live together. Buying a home where we are is very tough and super expensive. I am still thinking of going back to school, so for now we are living separately.
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Savvy March 2021
Kesi · on June 13, 2019 at 11:47 PM
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We've been living together for about 2.5-3 years now, and now ending a lease in an condo, first place we rented together. And we have a 1.5 year old pup!
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Dedicated July 2022
Genevieve · on June 14, 2019 at 5:35 PM
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Traditional! It was important to us to save living together for marriage to make it more special when we are married!
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Legend June 2019
Melle · on June 26, 2019 at 10:39 AM
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We lived together before getting married for a few weeks. it made wedding prep a lot easier
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Expert September 2019
Elizabeth · on June 28, 2019 at 1:16 PM
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Modern, we moved in after 4 1/2 years of long-distance, and lived together for two before he asked.
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Jalyn · on June 29, 2019 at 8:48 AM
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We lived together since 22 and 23. So I guess it's more modern. I'm now 24 and he's 26. Getting Married this august!
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Savvy September 2020
Stephanie · on August 6, 2019 at 1:45 PM
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Definitely modern! I pretty much lived with him and his family for a little bit. Now we have our own apartment. We both feel as though living together before getting married is a good idea: you get to see how it is living with them, and what their habits are like. You have time to work out any kinks. You'll be able to see if you will be able to live with each for the rest of you life (and if there's any habits that you may have to deal with)
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Expert July 2019
Mary · on August 6, 2019 at 1:52 PM
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We had already purchased a house together before we were even engaged. 😅
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Just Said Yes May 2022
Rini · on August 6, 2019 at 4:42 PM
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Modern, we moved in together after just 6 months of dating! Were in the process of purchasing a home together, we’re currently renting.
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VIP September 2023
Erin · on August 12, 2019 at 1:15 AM
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We lived together for 8 months 2 years ago, then he moved out. We have a 2 year old daughter, and we're planning on moving back in together in December.
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Savvy October 2019
Karen · on August 15, 2019 at 1:48 AM
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Modern we got a place togethet he proposed after 1 month of living together.
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Devoted May 2020
Chelsie · on August 29, 2019 at 3:57 PM
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Modern, we have lived together for that last 3 years.
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Expert February 2020
Jessica · on October 23, 2019 at 1:10 PM
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Very modern. I moved in with FH after 2 years of dating and we've been together 6 years. We have pets and have talked finances too.
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Devoted July 2021
Gwendolyn · on October 25, 2019 at 12:44 PM
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Modern but with limitation - I would not move in prior to engagement and discussion of when we would be married and he was in full support of it, thankfully.
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