INTRODUCTION“ The marriage rite is not simply a social event; it is a crossing of threads in the fabric of destiny. Many threads bind the couple and their families and weave their lives into a fabric that is woven onto their children.” (Thinkexist.com, c.2008) However, sadly, the value of this quote has been declining over the past few decades as it has been swallowed up by another entirely new word known as “coexistence.” Traditionally, marriage is a sacred marriage that brings two hearts together, binding them with unconditional love and strong commitments to each other. and their future family. However, young couples nowadays opt for the alternative that seems most popular and economical, that is, living together without being married. This is a practice considered illegal before the mid-1900s (Measuring and Modeling Cohabitation, 2006) in many parts of the world and is still illegal in c...