Mr. Ajay Sharma

There are both positive and negative sides to a live-in relationship

• In the statutory acts of India, there is no recognition of a live-in relationship, and only post marriage rights and liabilities are specified in it.
• One of the fundamental rights mentioned in Article 21 of the Indian constitution is the right to live and personal liberty. We all have the right to live our lives as we want.
• According to the Hon’ble Supreme Court, two adults can live together with their personal choice. Hence, a live-in relationship is neither prohibited by the law nor it is an offense.
• But the two people living together in a live-in relationship should be fully aware of its consequences as it can have some disadvantages too because of the lack of commitment.

Aditya Arajit Mohapatra

Live-in relationship is impacting our society badly

• Although we can say that a live-in relationship can be used to test whether a marriage will last long or not but apart from this it has no positives.
• Most of the Indian people haven’t developed an open mind to adapt to the western concept of live-in relationships. Hence it won’t be socially acceptable in India.
• Also, cinema has projected a false image of how a love life should be in the minds of common men, and when in reality it doesn’t match their expectations, they feel depressed.
• A marriage is a more systematic way of living as compared to a live-in relationship.

Sukant Kumar

Indian people are facing difficulty adopting western culture

• Many young people who relocate to other states and cities for their higher studies are already living in a live-in relationship without telling their parents.
• It would not be right to say that people will become more broad-minded in the future and will accept live-in relationships as after more than 70 years of independence we’re still lacking it.
• This topic exposes the hypocrisy of our society because when celebrities are living in a live-in relationship no one bats an eye whereas if it is done by a common man everyone loses it.
• There is no near future we can see where the live-in relationship will be normalized in India.

Hotsali Sangtam

The concept of live-in relationships is spreading rapidly in India

• Although the Supreme Court has cleared that the live-in relationship is not prohibited by the law but still most of the people of India consider it as an illegitimate relationship.
• Whether a live-in relationship is legal or illegal in India is subjective because here the traditions are of the utmost importance.
• Indian People for generations have been following the principles of marriage between couples. Hence, Indians will take time to adapt the concept of a live-in relationship.
• Society is divided over the topic of live-in relationships. Many believe that this will disturb the social fabric of our nation.

Rupesh Kumar

Everyone has got the right to live their life their way

• There is no bad in adapting the good concepts of the west. A live-in relationship is a personal choice of two individuals and society should have no problem with it.
• The generation gap between the middle-aged people and the youth of India is the main reason why India is having a tough time adapting to live-in relationships.
• Also, there have been cases where parents allowed their children for a live-in relationship but the consequences didn’t turn out to be well. Hence, they are afraid now.
• Having no credibility and lack of commitment are the two biggest disadvantages of a live-in relationship which makes it hard to accept.

Kartik Keshari

Relationship before marriage is not a new concept if look at our history

• The concept of ‘Gandharv Vivah’ was mentioned in the Hindu scriptures way back the concept of live-in emerged in the west. And both these terms are very similar.
• Most of the Indians live in joint families and have good relations with their family members. It may be the case that live-in relationships may destroy this structure.
• Indian values will start depleting slowly if we continuously try to adopt the western culture.
• The concept of live-in should not be adopted in India in its original form and there should be some changes made to it to make it more adjustable in Indian society.

Arnav

There is a need for live-in relationships in today’s times

• Life in the metro cities of India has already advanced so much and young people are slowly adopting the concept of live-in relationships.
• It is necessary in today’s times that a couple get to know each other before marriage so they get to know who they are going to spend their life with.
• Things take time to change and hence we cannot expect that overnight India will adapt to live-in relationships. Slowly and steadily the change will happen.
• It is unfair to say that Indians have not progressed in the past years. We have come a long way and we’re constantly improving our methodologies keeping our values intact.

Kamaluddin Raza

We should embrace our values rather than adopting western culture

• In the race of getting modernized, we are somewhere forgetting our own cultural values and have started considering them outdated.
• A live-in relationship has way more cons than pros. Any disagreement between the couple living in a live-in relationship can turn ugly.
• The government needs to specify the rules and regulations for people living in live-in relationships to make this more systematic and organized.
• There should be a time constraint over the period of a live-in relationship and the couple should submit an affidavit to the court before moving together.