Before Getting Married

Some people unjustly regard with contempt unmarried couples who are living together.After dating for three years, my boyfriend and I moved in together to minimize living expenses. We planned to get married after I graduated from college.Well, my family practically disowned me when we told that we were living together! (His folks were broad-minded about it.)After we had lived together for a year I found out he had a terrible temper. On the day he grabbed me by my blouse and threw me against the wall so hard I thought my shoulder was broken, I walked out on him. I thank God I didn’t marry him. What a fix I’d been in if, after we were married and had a child, I had learned that he was capable of physically abusing any of us!So, the next man I fall in love with, I will make sure I will live with before making a lifetime commitment. Living together before marriage may be a “sin,” but it’s the only way one can know a person before it’s too late.