I have a paper due for school tomorrow about being married and living together and could use some help from anyone out there who is willing. If you could answer the following questions (be as brief or as lengthy as you want) and send them back to me I would be forever in your debt... (or at least as much in one's debt as I can be on the internet! paper is due tomorrow so this may be somewhat of a long shot but I thought I'd give it a try...
First: Name, Age, Gender?
A) Did you live together before marriage? If NO, skip to item c.
i. For how long?
ii. In what year did you begin living together?
B) For those who lived together before marriage, why did you initially choose cohabitation instead of marriage?
C) For those who did not cohabit before marriage, why did you go right into a marriage before living together first?
D) What were some of the factors that convinced you that you were ready to marry?
E) How would you describe the state of your marriage today?
F) What are some of the most important things that people need to know about each other before they decide whether to marry? Please provide some specific examples.
G) What are some effective ways to learn those things about each other? Please provide some specific examples.
H) Is there anything you wish you had done differently prior to marriage?
I) Would you recommend cohabitation prior to marriage for other couples? Why/why not?
