And I must admit that there were many times, especially in the early years of my marriage, where life got hard and throwing in the towel would have probably happened if we had just been living together, but because of all the legal ramifications of a divorce and the shame of having to explain to all our loved ones why our marriage failed, we stuck it out...and twenty years later we are still together:)
I always used what my grandmother said which is still true. Why buy the cow when you get the milk for free.