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Just Said Yes June 2019

Living together before wedding?

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Sara, on March 6, 2018 at 1:44 PM

I’m catholic and my fiancé and I want to get married in the church. I get out of nursing school in 3 months and we’ll be moving to the new location where I get a position. I’ve heard that some catholic priests refuse to marry a couple that lives together because they view it as sinful. Has anyone...

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Josh & Justine · on March 8, 2018 at 9:26 AM
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I was raised Catholic but am non-religious now. IMO, lying to a priest kind of defeats the whole purpose of the religious church stuff. Be honest about your living situation and if they refuse to marry you, find a different priest/parish.
Also, I agree with PP about how beneficial it is to live together before marriage. It’s a completely different dynamic than dating, and you find out who people really are when it comes to responsibilities/bills/cleaning/bad days/etc. From what I’ve heard of religious pre-marital counseling, most of the topics they cover are things you’ll end up having already discussed or experienced first-hand if you’ve been living together.
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