Living together
Couples, with or without children, can decide they want to live together. They have different options:
- Get married or enter into a legally registered partnershipRegistered partnershipA form of living together which has been laid down by law. A…Read more (legal contract);
- Live together without marriageMarriageA ceremony and legal contract which creates a legal relationship between 2 partners.…Read more or a legal contract.
A registered partnership is a legal contract, but the rights and duties in it are different from a marriage.
Some couples have a relationshipRelationshipWhen 2 people are in a relationship, they have a bond with each…Read more, but they do not live together. This kind of relationship is called living apart together.
Couple living together: watching television together