Filipino Catholics see nothing wrong with couples living together without receiving the sacrament of marriage, showed the result of an online survey done by Church-run Radio Veritas 846.
“This nationwide survey reveals that 40 percent would agree that couples should get married first before living together,” results of the Veritas Truth Survey (VTS) noted.
“On the other hand, 45 per-cent believe that being married is not necessary before living together,” it added.
The remaining 15 percent were undecided over the question “Should couples get married first before living together; and not engage in a common-law partner-ship arrangement?”
Result of the survey also showed that among elderly respondents with ages 61 and older, 61 percent said couples should get married before living together; 33 percent said that being married is not necessary before living together; and six percent were undecided.
For adult (40-60 years old) respondents, 48 percent said couples should be married first before living together; 29 percent said that being married is not necessary before living together, and 23 percent were undecided.
As for young adult (21-39 years old) respondents, 21 per-cent said couples should be married first before living together; 58 percent said that being married is not necessary before living together, and 21 percent were undecided.
Finally, for teen (13-20 years old) respondents, 34 percent said that couples should be married first before living together; 51 percent said that being married is not necessary before living together, and 15 percent were undecided.
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