I fully understand you didn't mean they should not live. The comment 'live and let live' means that we should not pass judgement on others and the way they choose to live their lives. Live and let live mean you should live your life how you wish to and let others live theirs in the manner they wish to without others passing judgement.
And to further explain that point.. Don't judge how others live nor bitch/rant/gossip about it in public or a popular webmaster forum with a 3 figure alexa.
Essentially I just find it that many people have lowered the importance and seriousness of marriage. I think many go through their vows without ever believing in their commitment.
I think this thread is provocative, it's about "proud not to be an American", because I don't think people would normally ask these questions. I've been to many countries and divorce rates are pretty high in any civilized country. They are low in countries where a woman is scared to even say a bad word to her hudband 'cause he'll cut her throat or something... This thread sucks.
I live in the US and It is my belief that a couple should not live together or have "relations" until after they are married. That is the way my husband and I both feel and that is how we choose to live. We have been married 5 years and just had our first child a year ago. It is easier on the child and the parents if you do things in the proper order. Date, Marriage, then Kids.
I don't know its 2007(almost 08) and having a baby before getting married; I don't think is that big of a thing anymore like in the old days...lol... But their are still people out there that get super mad about it...i just think if we live in a free state why does it matter what the 2 people do with their lives if its not hurting others.
I don't think it really matters so long as both are good parents. Here in UK people are fighting for the right to be 'mum and mum'! Typical Labour... Too much PC and not enough common sense!
it s cultural difference... maybe, having a baby without dad or mum s not that bad for them ... most of them are making baby first and when they divorced baby is groving without mum or dad... sorry but i m not respecting these type of relations bec. every parent have to think their child's future... and they ve to be with them ... if not u can create bad futured humans (of course not all of them)...
When you look at the average life span of people in western countries and that south asian countries, you will see that westerners live 25 years more. This is because of the stress on people when they hang on to the marriage just for the sake of the society and kids.
It's a pretty common practice to have premarital children all over the western world. I have one myself.
Thatz good.I am having a lover who is married - divorced with a child, but our culture seems this as a great sin
It just looks really bad when you have a kid and you're not married and so they don't want to feel persecuted by the rest of society