Is Live in Relationships are acceptable in India??

Live In Relationship – What We Understand?

Live-In Relation i.e Cohabitation Is An Arrangement Whereby Two People Decide To Live Together On A Long-Term Or Permanent Basis. In An Emotionally And/ Or Sexually Intimate Relationship. The Term Is Most Frequently Applied To Couples Who Are Not Married. It Means When Two Individuals Decided To Live Together; They Are Ready To Share Their Couch To Kitchen, Their Emotions, Feelings, Desires, Dreams…...Means Everything.

Our Indian Society Has From Time Immemorial Have Been Tied Up In Their Traditions, Conventions And Value Systems.  Nothing Wrong In Following Our Culture And Values But The New Generation Seems Ready And All Set To Experiment Newer Concepts Away From The Traditions To Live Life And See If It Addresses Their Apprehensions About The Model Of Marriages.

Traditionally,  In The Indian Society,   Parents And Senior Relatives ( The Chachas, The Mamas, The Maasis And The Uncles And So Forth) Are Very Rigid And Stereotype About What They Want To Have In A Marriage Fixing And Are Adamant To Trap The Young Generation In Their Mind Set,  Either With The Prospective Bride Or Groom's Consent Or By  Brainwashing Or Prevailing Upon The Young Minds.

So  If Someone Is Around Or  Above 25 Yrs. , Then Wherever He Or She Goes, Everywhere….Parents, Relatives, Neighbors, Friends, Colleagues….I Mean Everybody Gets After His Or Her  Life And Impliedly Or Explicitly Convey Same Idea In To The Young Minds To Get Married And It Becomes So Stressing,  Nightmarish That Its Really Not Funny.

Its Not That There Is Anything Wrong In Getting Into A Marriage Relationship But The Young Generation Wants To Be Cautious Before They Can Commit Into A Life Long Relationship And Want To Check If There Is Some Compatibility Between The Two People Before They Get Into The Relationship.  They Want To Nurture A Relationship Which Will Work And Not Feel Like Trap Later. A Live In Relationship Tests The Compatibility Factor Well Without Any Legal Implication Or Social Or Peer Pressure To Remain In The Relationship.  Marriage Can Always Be Consummated If A Couple So Desires Later.

"What If I Want To Live Freely In A Living Relationship?? Can I?? "

I Am Sure Many Of Us Looking For The Positive Answer Of This Question But Due To Heavy Pressure Of The Society Only Few People Dare To Go Ahead And Live Together.  And They Are Also Being Treated Like They Are Not The Part Of Our Society Or They Have Done Some Serious Crime. Everyone Becomes Against Them.

So The Fact Is In Our Indian Society Or Indian Culture “Live In Relationship” Is Still A “Big Taboo”. On The Contradictory, A Very Small Section Of Our Young Generation Is Already Made Up Their Mind With This New Concept Of Live In Relationship. It Is About Two Persons Who Like Each Other But Are Not Ready To Get Trapped In A Married Relationship, Reasons May Be Different From Person To Person, It May Be Due To Career Or They Want To Give Some More Time To Their Relationship.
Are They Allowed To Do So Freely and Openly?

Now Our Indian Law Has Also Accepted It. A Bench Of 3 Judges –Chief Justice – K. G Balakrishnan, Deepak Verma And B. S Chauhan Said Together, “When Two Adult People Want To Live Together, What Is The Offence. Does It Amount To An Offence?  Living Together Is Not An Offence. It Cannot Be, Even Lord Krishna And Radha Live Together According To Mythology.” The Supreme Court Said That There Was No Law Prohibiting Live-In Relationships Or Pre-Marital Sex.

“Living Together Is A Right To Live” The Supreme Court Said, Apparently Referring To Article 21 Of The Constitution Of India Which Guarantees Right To Life And Personal Liberty As A Fundamental Right.

But The Only Worry People Have, Even A Girl In “Living Relationship” Has  Been Secretly In A Live In,  Her Fear Is How She Will Face The Society If She Gets Pregnant And The Relationship Gets Exposed Which She Managed To Maintain Under Cover To Have …..Either The Men And Women With This Progressive Frame Of Mind Should Have The Courage To Live Their Life Openly And Society Should Not Castrate Them Or Defame Them, So There Is No Social Stigma... And Another Issue Even In Case The Woman Gives Birth To A Child Out Of Such A Relationship And The Man Disowns The Child, Then What About The Child's Future...?

For This Also Our Indian Court Has Reserved The Rights Of Women In “Living Relationship”. Legitimacy Of The Child Born Out Of A Live-In Relationship- The Supreme Court On An Earlier Occasion, While Deciding A Case Involving The Legitimacy Of A Child Born Out Of Wedlock Has Ruled That, “If A Man And A Woman Are Involved In A Live-In Relationship For A Long Period, They Will Be Treated As A Married Couple And Their Child Would Be Legitimate.” Also, The Recent Changes Introduced In Law Through The Domestic Violence Act, 2005 Gives Protection To Women Involved In Such Relationships For A ‘Reasonable Long Period’ And Promises Them The Status Of Wives.

We Encourage Young People to Come Forward and Give Their Opinion on Live-In Relationship, Both from the Man's Perspective and Woman's Perspective.