I don't think that living together out of wedlock is healthy at all-- and a major reason for this is is because I am Muslim.
But, honeslty- though the western culture deems its okay, it hasn't really done well here. I mean just look at the amount of single mothers, and the lack of family support!It's astounding and very sad.
In the US, many many African American babies are born out of wedlock then they are born in wedlock. Because of this they seem to be not doing well econimically. There are way too many young African American men in prisons, then I care to write to about. Could this be do to do the lack of a father figure? Very, very possible. They also have the higest rate of teenage pregnancie, and they do the poorest in schools. It is very sad and very likely that it due to the lack of family stucture.
Also, it is important to notice that so many of our world religions have forbidden this practice- not just Islam. Christianity and Judaism also.
I know it seems very glamourous on TV seeing Angelina Jolie- BRad Pitt relationships and Desperate Housewives, and Grey Anatomy- but we really need to take a huge step and look at NORMAL AVERAGE people who go through this in society and the outcome of these results, before we further encourage our young to this path. Much of this results in baby being raised without any father figure- and really without a mother figure either- because she's busy trying to make money to support the kids.