8 Reasons Why Living with Him Won't Get You an Engagement Ring

Here are a few reasons why becoming a live-in girlfriend is not a sure way to get him to propose to you.

Over the past decade or so, relationship experts have found that there are a few common pitfalls that women who want to get married inadvertently fall into which, decreases their chances of getting married while they're still young enough to walk down the aisle without stopping for breath. One of these pitfalls is living together before marriage.

This issue will not be discussed from a moral or religious standpoint. A woman is and should be free to decide what is best for her without being judged, controlled or condescended to by others.

Below are 8 reasons why living together is a bad choice if a woman wants to marry:

1. Men and women have very different ideas about what living together means: Women typically see it as an almost inevitable step toward marriage, while men see it as a no-obligation "test drive." Couples who initiate a live-in relationship under the fog of such contradictory assumptions are already in trouble.

2. You've heard the old expression; "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for…