Many in the developed world are choosing the option of co-habitation known also as partnership over marriage. Many couples now live together permanently and sometimes even have children without necessarily getting married. To them marriage is just an official ceremony and they believe they do not really need a piece of paper saying "Married" to actually get on with their lives. Many Nigerians abroad actually practice this as well. What do you think?

Take me to church and put a ring on it before God and man
b4 I live in same house wiff You.
Partnership is also a common practice in Naija not just in the Western world alone.

i think its total rubbish!

smooooooth:

i think its total rubbish!

your right,

Missy B:

Partnership is also a common practice in Naija not just in the Western world alone.

Thank you for pointing that out.

@topic, As for my opinion on it, am not a big fan of partnership. It totally defeats the purpose of marriage. It's like you
have nothing else to look forward to in marriage. For me, marriage is like apoint in time where it's time for a new adventure.
Discovering how it's like to live together, working things out together. If you lived together already, what's new?

@Rokiatu You said marriage is like a new adventure but why will you want to lock yourself with one man for the rest of your life, what if he is not even the one for you. You have never lived with him before so how can you guarantee that you will have a successful union with him. Some people see partnerhip actually as a way of knowing what you are buying, or simply put, test-driving your new car. What if you dont like what you see? Until you start living with someone, you never know what they are like.

@others  Actually i think you are all just fulfilling an expected societal obligation by getting married. Is it really necessary for you to obtain legal backing for your union (which is marriage) if you are sure of what you are getting into? Do you really need a pastor to tell you that you will love your partner for better or for worse? why do you have to spend loads of money arranging a marriage ceremony when it actually has no impact whatsoever on what your union will be like? In my opinion, marriage is actually a hypocritical gesture as it says "look at us, we love each other", does anyone really has to know? Isnt love actually a personal journey? You are the only ones who go through the highs and the lows together, not the people who come to eat chicken at your marriage, so whats the grand ceremony for? Once again, hypocrisy, to say you have enough money to spend, isnt it? When actually lots of people borrow and get into debt to throw a marriage ceremony in Nigeria.

banks44:

@Rokiatu You said marriage is like a new adventure but why will you want to lock yourself with one man for the rest of your life, what if he is not even the one for you. You have never lived with him before so how can you guarantee that you will have a successful union with him. Some people see partnerhip actually as a way of knowing what you are buying, or simply put, test-driving your new car. What if you dont like what you see? Until you start living with someone, you never know what they are like.

But living with someone before marriage doesn't guarantee that you will have a successfull marriage. You don't only have to live with a person to know them, though living with them have some advantages, but I wouldn't risk it. guys (some) don't worry about making it permanent if they get you every night anyway