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Jaya wrote:

Hi, guys —

I have been in a long distance relationship with my boyfriend for over five months now and we are considering getting engaged and then getting married.

  • Is it wrong for me to want to move in with him once I am engaged?

I would want to have my own room along with everything else that belongs to me and I would wait for the marriage before having sex with him. I was just wondering what the Church's view is on two people living together before marriage. I think the main reason I want to move in with him is so I can be closer to him.

Jaya

  { What is the Church's view on two people cohabitating after they are engaged? }

Mary Ann replied:

Jaya —

Moving in with your boyfriend would give scandal to others (causing them to believe that you were cohabiting, and giving a bad example). It would also put you and your boyfriend in constant temptation.

Your marriage deserves the sacrifice of separate living. It would also enable both of you to get to know each other better than in a long distance relationship, without the problems of the nitty gritty of daily life. These problems, by themselves, can be enough to deal with, even without the grace of the married state.

Mary Ann

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