Should it be illegal for partners to live together in a romantic relationship without marrying?

by Dave The Canuck Posted 2012/05/03 20:31:22

Related Topics: Relationship, State, Law, Florida, Michigan, Cohabitation, Unmarried, Live Together, Sex, Live

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	Cohabitation without marriage should be illegal.	2 votes	3%
	There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.	59 votes	97%

According to wikipedia, unmarried cohabitation is still illegal in Mississippi, Virginia, Florida, and Michigan by opposite-sex partners. However, these laws are rarely enforced, and cohabitation was once illegal in all 50 states.

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Jenna ☮♡ッ 2012/05/03 22:10:04 (edited)

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

+4
What year is this again? You shouldn't have to freaking MARRY someone in order to live with them. Did it ever occur to people that maybe not everyone wants to get married? And those that do would like to at least experience the other person's quirks by living with them first before they make such a huge commitment to be with them and all of those quirks "for life?" Those overly religious people really are just clinging to the past here. Newsflash: times have changed.

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★earthbound_misfit★ 2012/05/06 19:58:20

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

Dumbest thing I ever heard.

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Nai M. 2012/05/05 05:51:38

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

The the individuals business. Period.

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JanHopkins 2012/05/05 05:46:49

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

LOL! What is the penalty in Michigan? They'd have to arrest almost everyone I know.

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Chloey Hamer 2012/05/05 00:16:40

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

I think it's fine.

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Bronar 2012/05/04 14:57:28

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

Less laws, more freedom.

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Jerry 2012/05/04 14:34:51

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

Aside from archaic laws has anyone seriously suggested this?

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ren 2012/05/04 12:43:39

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

Of course not!. What is this Asia? The Middle East? NO! This is the usa where people can make there own decisions on how to live there lives. If I want to live with my girlfriend or boyfriend (if I had one) before getting married I certainly would. Consider it a trial version of what living together will be like.

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Lady Whitewolf 2012/05/04 09:40:53

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

+1
Living arrangements between 2 ADULTS is THEIR business.

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lonewolf 2012/05/04 08:01:52

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

+1
obnoxious law. then again i'm kinda alleric to weddings, wedding rings, wedding licenses, etc...

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GeminiWolf 2012/05/04 02:54:08

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

Great, I broke ANOTHER law.

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TheMadChameleon 2012/05/04 02:21:29

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

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Hah, it's illegal in Virginia? No one told my sister's landlord this! She lives with her boyfriend, and for a while one of his male friends from military school lived with them as well.

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Undead Little Red 2012/05/04 02:07:57

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

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Wtf??? Of course not! Living together before marriage helps people learn and farther get used to one anothers habits. As for those simply living together, not everyone believes in marriage, it should be their choice to live together and not form a union if they so wish.

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*Mississippi Girl* 2012/05/04 01:52:57

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

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I find no issue with cohabitation. Plus how do you know if things with your partner will work out. That could be one of many reasons for cohabitation.

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Tomus Megalomania 2012/05/04 01:40:35

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

+3
dumb law

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Greatkibble 2012/05/04 01:23:18

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

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If this law was to be passed where I live then 93% of the citizens would be in jail.

This is a pretty weird question if ya ask me.

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Queen Katherine 2012/05/04 01:17:20

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

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As long as two people make the choice of their own free will the government should stay out of it! You'd think they would have better things to worry about like the state of our economy.

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Reggie☮ 2012/05/04 01:12:34

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

+1
We have too may laws now, do we really need another.

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Melizmatic 2012/05/04 01:11:56

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

+3
I'd like to see anyone try to enforce such a pointless law.

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XXrawwwrXX 2012/05/04 01:08:22

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

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hell no. my boyfriend and i have lived together for 8 years (his mother let me move in when i got kicked out, then we got a house together). he helps me raise my children, and we're about to have a baby together.

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AM 2012/05/04 01:03:00

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

+1
It's a personal choice,Ethics and morals guide a choice as that NOT government

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Z 2012/05/03 23:57:43

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

I would discourage it, only because marriages are more likely to fail when there has been pre-marital cohabitation.

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IndianFace.German 2012/05/03 22:19:39

Cohabitation without marriage should be illegal.

+2
It's against God.

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kaka702 to IndianF... 2012/05/03 23:33:27

+8
99.9% of the population is going to hell... oh well... xD

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XRenX to kaka702 2012/05/07 19:16:11

Wouldn't you want to TRY to prevent that? just wondering

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kaka702 to XRenX 2012/05/07 22:47:52

It was sarcasm. You won't go to hell just because you live with the person you love.

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XRenX to kaka702 2012/05/08 01:34:57 (edited)

I figured you might be joking, but I have seen people with that attitude. Anyway, no one can say what specifically will "send you to hell" or not.

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kaka702 to XRenX 2012/05/08 10:15:47

+1
true that.

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Reggie☮ to IndianF... 2012/05/04 01:11:43

+1
I understand your point but being against God and being illegal are two separate things. Do we need more government control? When it come to God we each have to follow our own heart and do what is right for us. I don't think giving the government more control to make our moral choices illegal is a good thing.

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IndianF... to Reggie☮ 2012/05/04 01:43:52

+1
They already have control over mariages. But Yes they goverment should say out of it.

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Reggie☮ to IndianF... 2012/05/04 03:34:44

To some extent they do.

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Lady Wh... to IndianF... 2012/05/04 09:42:45

And like "god" has ever been in a REAL realtionship. He shouldn't talk about something he KNOWS NOTHING about.

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IndianF... to Lady Wh... 2012/05/04 16:22:29

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You know nothing about God. Maybe you shouldn't talk about something you know NOTHING about.

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XRenX to Lady Wh... 2012/05/07 19:17:42

I know you don't believe in him and I am not trying to convince you, but even athiests know about the "idea of God" and he is to have created the universe and knows everything...I think he knows about realtionships since he created them.

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★earthb... to IndianF... 2012/05/06 20:00:12

If you're a Christian, can you show me the verse in the Bible that says that?

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Jenna ☮♡ッ 2012/05/03 22:10:04 (edited)

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

+4
What year is this again? You shouldn't have to freaking MARRY someone in order to live with them. Did it ever occur to people that maybe not everyone wants to get married? And those that do would like to at least experience the other person's quirks by living with them first before they make such a huge commitment to be with them and all of those quirks "for life?" Those overly religious people really are just clinging to the past here. Newsflash: times have changed.

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POWERSHAKER 2012/05/03 21:56:54

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

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Nope. People have too much to worry about without having to track down who's obeying the Lord or not. The wicked will continue to do wickedly and the righteous will continue to live righteously. You can't make a theocratic law governing people's lives. That's why we have separation of church and state in America. Besides, if you make living together illegal, you might as well start making homosexuality, telling lies and other sins illegal, too. That's all based on Biblical law of course.

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TheVynne 2012/05/03 21:52:43

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

+1
It would really suck to find out you just can't live with someone until you're already stuck with them. This isn't the Victorian era. -_-;

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the judgebigdogeagle 2012/05/03 21:51:59

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

F No!

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Artemis ~PHAET 2012/05/03 21:51:24

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

+3
I think that's another personal right that the government should have absolutely no say in. A bunch of politicians have no business dictating who we can and cannot live with. There are plenty of other things they have no business dictating either, but I'll not get into that and just say that the government needs to stay out of such matters.

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Anonymouse BN-0 ~bibbityboo~ 2012/05/03 21:48:24

There should be no law against unmarried cohabitation.

Why the hell would we do that?

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