[OUlioness01]

first of all, my grandparents were high school sweethearts--in fact they got married only a couple months after my grandmother graduated. they had 3 children and were very happy until my grandfather died in early 2002. that was 53 years of marriage. So yes, i do believe that high school sweetheart marriages can last.

I don't really think that a couple should live together before they are married unless you live in a town where you need a roommate in order to make ends meet. If you need to live with someone after you're engaged because you want to grow closer to them or get to know them better then maybe you're not ready to be engaged to them in the first place. I'm a firm believer in getting to know someone by talking to each other--I mean really talking, not gossiping or never being serious with one another. Maybe I'm just old fashioned.