Cohabitation is believed to bring huge advantages for young people since it enables them to fully understand each other before deciding to get married. Do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

There are many ways in which
people
can live together. One of them is cohabitation, and it is gaining more consideration among young
people
as it allows them to know each other deeply before they decide if they want to stay together in the long run. I personally always have found
this
idea very interesting, and it is a very good decision to make. In fact, I have been cohabitating with my partner for 9 years, and during
this
time we have had the opportunity to learn several things. In
this
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I will explain my personal opinion by explicitly the 2 main reasons
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why it is a good decision and give some examples.
To begin
with, living together allow
people
to learn how to be a couple. When
people
start dating it is not possible to have the full picture
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the other
person
, mainly because dating is all about excitement. Once
people
live together, they get to know the other
person
in detail, understanding the highs and lows, as well as what the
person
needs and how to have a successful relationship with them.
For example
,
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we don't speak wide open about the bad mood we could have in the morning, but when you live together you don't just experience it but
also
learn how to deal with it. On top of that, while you're cohabitating with
other
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person
you can grow and become stronger together with the other
person
you live with.
For instance
, by living with other
people
you learn your own highs and lows and understand how to improve what's needed to improve. That doesn't mean that you become a very different
person
, but that you can become a better
person
. In conclusion, cohabitation is a good decision to make in my point of view, and as I have tried to explain in
this
essay it can bring couples a lot of benefits, ending up with happier and stronger couples.
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