Moving more into the practicality of blending your living spaces, living together before getting married can ease some of the stresses of getting married. One of the benefits of moving in together prior to getting married is you can save yourself some time near the date of your actual wedding.

Why is it bad to move in before marriage?

“Some couples move in together without really having a plan for their relationship, and they can wind up getting married even though they may not have if they hadnt been living together,” she says. Which in turn leads to a lower degree of marital satisfaction and a higher risk of divorce.