Live In Or Living In - A mutual arrangement to live together vs legally married to live together, the future of marriage

While both are forms of relationship for couples to live together, the first is more of an arrangement for managing one’s life while second is the life in itself which has more space for long term bonding and care for each other as life partners.

PHILOSOPHY

Deepak Bhatia (Counseling Psychologist)

10/10/20243 min read

Live In Or Living with traditional wedlock

While both are forms of relationship the first is more of an arrangement for managing one’s life conveniently and second is the life in itself full of responsibilities & satisfaction that comes out of commitment.

The basic difference between Live In and Living In

The basic difference between Live In and Living In is the associated Idea for which the partners have decided to enter an arrangement to spend their life together.

Live In is product of modern work & life style

Live In is a concept which has come into existence as a result of fast changing Socio-Economic requirements due to coming up of corporate life style while Living in a wedlock is a back to old ages traditional concept that has its origin in the Institution of marriage which has evolved over several centuries and is more acceptable to the society at large due to its institutionalization as a way of living a settled family life.

The concept of Live in versus the Living in traditional wedlock or marriage

If both the terminologies i.e. Live In & Living In are carefully contrasted and observed on a grammatical scale the former means to reside in a place and the latter means something that is alive or buzzing with life, feelings , bonding, sentiments and above all long term grounded relationship.

Marriage stands for a legalized and socially approved association which is controlled by laws, traditions, customs, faith and the Institutionalization of the concept of marriage in itself for comparatively more social & civilized existence.

It is not only a simple bond to spend life together as a legal partners rather the Idea of marriage goes much beyond that basic idea and provides a proper formal structure for fulfilling several personal and social requirements like sexual gratification, care of each other, economic security, bearing children and many more similar needs of human beings as socially evolved and responsible species.

Marriage may have different forms in different cultures but social ideology is same around the globe

While marriage has different forms across globe but again the basic idea of the concept of wedding is almost plus minus same in a nut shell.

Live In has its own merits & demerits if seen through the lenses of modernism

Live In relationship is a modern era arrangement between two partners for living in a close intimate relationship without entering into the commitment that the Institution of marriage brings with it.

Live In is fast emerging as a quick and easy alternative to the traditional idea of wedding or marrying.

Mutual understanding is the only binding & bonding factor in Live In relationships

The general understanding about the Live In relations is that this relation goes smoothly till both the partners are able to maintain compatibility with each other. The moment indifferences start appearing in this arrangement the concept of Live In fails to provide any external bonding to help resolve these differences and therefore it appears to be more fragile to handle in comparison to a legal & traditional arrangement of marriage.

The laws regulating Live In are still in formative stages in most countries

On the legal front the rules and regulations controlling such Live In relationships are still in the formative stages and slowly getting evolved & approved by the lawmakers in different countries as per their social and cultural possibilities.

The modern day generation believe that Live In extends a lot of freedom and flexibility to manage the relationship without entering into the typical complexities of the institution of marriage

Live In relations gaining popularity

Live In relations are getting more common and popular with the passage of time considering the ease and quick fix solution it is believed to offer and support the needs of the mechanical life style of the present day human beings where there is no time to get regret or getting swayed by emotional quotients rather the need of economic feasibility get more preference and priorities above all other factors which are instead labelled as orthodox though process or mindset that needs to be urgently replaced by progressive outlook which appears to be the need of the modern generations.

Need to take an informed decision after evaluating pros & cons

Before entering into any form of commitment whether Live In or a traditional wedding It is suggested that while deciding to opt for any of the forms of relationship the individuals must take an informed decision since any such relationship may have a long standing impact on the course of their life and also on the future generations.