Fortunately the days of the man domineering the wife in a marriage that had no escape are long gone.
Although living together is easy enough, I really think that having that special 'piece of paper' is the icing on the cake of true love.
There may be a divorce if you're married but even in a partnership it's still virtually the same, particularly if you have a shared home and children.
I don't see anything wrong in living together but would still prefer to be married at some stage.
