4. "my parents have been married for 50 yrs." In response to In response to 3
they didn't cohabitate or have sex (w/each other) before they exchanged vows.
it can be done. and, of course, my parents aren't an isolated example - millions of ppl all over the world make marriages work w/o premarital sex or shacking up. hell, some ppl make marriages work w/o even having MET much if at all before the wedding ('arranged marriage').