I have been sayaing this repeated.y. We in india, have copied only those portions of western culture which are easy to emulate. We like to talk in english ,and give pocket money to ur kids,which is copied from American culture. But how many of us will be happy to see our kids working as a petrol piump attendant. How many of us wish the bus driver while entering and leaving. How many of us have community picnics. How many of us Indians would clean up after our dog.

I have no knowledge of a Western concept that living together is based on no strings attached. Quite the contrary - those couples that have chosen to do so have made a committment to one another just like a marriage but in this instance it is a "common law marriage". The majority go on to get the relationship formalised eventually. Moreover, if the relationship fails then the break up is just as painful as any other. I am not saying it is right and I am not saying it is wrong - it is down to individual choice but without pressure from other parties. The key to a successful life long marriage is a long courtship - finding out all about the other person before marriage, ensuring that you have something in common, similar values and interests and most of all develop love and respect for each other.

Live in without marriage is haraam and big sin , it is corruption
will you let your sisters or daughters to live in such a relationships ?
or would you accept a person as your husband who lived in with some other in live in
it is another name of being not responsible and leaving relationships on whims

Living together and knowing each other is good but beyond that may spoil the Indian society. Many tribal culture still exists in India where both the partner live together for couple of days and if they like each others attitude then they get married.
Knowing each other is very important. Some of the attitude, you will not come to know if you don't live together. So yes , I personally feel that couple should live together for some days to know each other.

Marriage is always better then the live in relationship at least in India. At least marriage has been legally recognized by the legislature by enacting Matrimonial Laws concerning the all issues relating to marriage including its disputes etc & the judiciary has laid principles based on these matrimonial laws/enactments while adjudicating any matrimonial dispute when brought for settlement. As far live in relationship no specific law has been enacted by legislature as one can see in other countries wherein live in relationship has ...more

Western concept is acceptable...
but remember....we are bought up in a very much different society and culture....when we suddenly follow the westen cultures ...our society will have problems accepting it..it will grab attention and sometimes the society will not approve it...
if we are in some european countries then it is ok...b'coz it won;t grab attention from the society.....we'll be just one among the usuals

and the so called 'society' is very important..since evryone are inderdependent on each other
and if you are a person who have the gutts to jsut take off with a micro mini and a atnk top or
a bikini then go for it

I will agree that we can accept western concepts to the extent they are good and provided our ancient texts do not prohibit.
Our scriptures do not subscribe to the concept of live in relationships. Living together outside the relationship of marriage is a sin. For further information and reasons I would recommend you to read the Holy Bhagavat Gita

Source: The Holy Bhagavat Gita

Some people are doing that.

Why dont we want to be original and not cloned copies doing their own thing?
Western? Eastern? I think we sould see not only the wood for the trees but reality as marriages in fast modern models and even if we do not like it - stability of family is stability of society and existence.
Chaos model of all doing their own things are not common for any society as we all live together and have VALUES which decide how we behave. Is this good? Yes, if modeled on objective justice and peace and not whims and fancies.

Well it is exciting the live in models at first. But is there stability - ask someone getting into say more than 5 years of it. SO much instability and suspicion at times and risk. Why? No legitimacy? The west has given legal sanction - COMMON LAW spouses. Where do the children go to the ZOO?

Love is a choice we opt to give and recieve and not just a whim to give when we like. It is a commitment by this choice. ANd this is favourable for life too. And provides some boredom ...more

The problem is mixing the western and eastern concept to one's own benefit. If the boy leaves the girl as per western concept of no string attached, it would have been OK. But after live-in like a western concept, the boy in today's news left the girl to follow centuries old concept of marriage on the caste-based arranged marriage.
This is shameful and wrong.
BTW, even in western world, they don't say good bye after live-in, unless cracks develop in relationship, not to marry on caste-based lines arranged by their parents.

No it is conservative and long lasting