.. sad fact is, the majority of marriages will fail, there's only a small percentage that a marriage will actually work. Sooner or later, it will crumble. Being married shouldn't be just limited to the Day of Celebration but the entire life you'll be living with your husband/wife, that's what true marriage is. And in a live-in, you are bound not by the paper that you've signed ( marriage contract ), but on the words you've promised to your loved one that you'll be faithful. And as for me, live-in is much more honest and sincere than being legally married.