For my cultural anthropology course this semester I'm doing a study of engaged and married couples who live(d) together before marriage. If you and your bride live (or lived) together before you said I do, I need your help!  Will you please fill out the below survey?

All results are anonymous and are only used for statistics in my research paper. You can respond with your answers here or e-mail them to me if you prefer.  Thanks again for your help!!

All questions are meant to be open ended, feel free to leave as much or as little information as you'd like for each of the questions.

1. How old are you and your bride?

2. What state/country do you live in?

3. Do you (or do you plan to) have children?

4. How long did you date prior to living together?

5. Did you get engaged before or after you began living together?

6. Did you hope/plan to get married prior to living together?

7. Did you consider your cohabitation as a way of measuring your compatability?

8. Have either of you been married before?

9. Have you experienced any criticism for living together before being married? Please elaborate. Who was the most supportive? Most unsuportive?

10. Would you be content to stay with your bride even if you never married or do you feel marriage is an important step in your relationship.  Please explain your reasons in as much detail as possible.