Quote From: jettavtheres a big difference between a roommate and spouse, at least for me there was, I didn't sleep with my roommate. I got to know my now spouse while we were dating and then we married and then we slept together, marriages can work out and last a life time if both partners would committ and work together, love and respect each other instead of going into a marriage thinking it is one big honey moon and it doesn't take work and effort. We have been happily married for over 12 years and still in love and raising our family together. love, respect, committment, communication and determination and working together are great keys for a great and lasting marriage and it is possible if the two really want it bad enough. One can always find a new roommate, but once you give your self away, it is gone, so not wait til you are in love and ready to make a committmetn and take vows that you know that the two of you are more then willing to do. We were married going on 8 years before we had our first child, didn't try for awhile, why? becasue we enjoyed just being together and now we have our little ones to enjoy.
a roomate to a spouse. My hubby was never just a roommate. But you know, when we decided to co-habitate, it was the 70s and it was the thing to do, a bit of a rebellious thing. No regrets.
I was merely stating that people pick out their roommates more carefully than their future spouses sometimes.
