The hypothetical question of Prince William living with his girlfriend

[ElisaR]

Originally Posted by dutch royal

:p i disagree, i think you must see if you can live together under the same roof. Then you can see if you can live with the habbits and dislike things your partner does. I live 7 1/2 years together with my boyfriend and i asked the grandparents of my boyfriend what they thought of that . The gave us oure blessing ( they have a granddaughter who first lived together with her boyfriend before the got married.)
My parents could not forbid me to live together with him because in the past they did the same thing under the roof of my grandparents.

I respect the people who do not live together because they are religious.

I don't like that umarried couple live together, but I'm not religious at all.

[Duchess]

Originally Posted by dutch royal

:p i disagree, i think you must see if you can live together under the same roof. Then you can see if you can live with the habbits and dislike things your partner does. I live 7 1/2 years together with my boyfriend and i asked the grandparents of my boyfriend what they thought of that . The gave us oure blessing ( they have a granddaughter who first lived together with her boyfriend before the got married.)
My parents could not forbid me to live together with him because in the past they did the same thing under the roof of my grandparents.

I respect the people who do not live together because they are religious.

sharing a home out of wedlock doesn't guarantee that things will always work out. not sure about the laws in the Uk but in Canada after a year you have pretty much the same rights as a married couple on certain issues.

i'm no prude when it comes to these kinds of arrangements but since William will one day be head of the church of england, i think it's terrible that he's allowed to live with someone out of wedlock. if the church were to change it's stance on this then that would be fine but he's suppose uphold the churches teachings and by doing this he's not.

[Princess BellyFlop]

It was nice of him to ask permission to his grandmother and his father. It would have been a surprise if the Queen had refused because his uncle Edward apparently lived with Sophie before their wedding and his cousins Peter and Zara lived with their loved ones. Wills had also shown application in his studies, is respectful of his future role and his girlfriend is a nice well-mannered girl. It might have been another story if she was like Harry's girl Chelsy.

[Elspeth]

Is this Spanish media source a reliable one? You hear the most amazing things about the British royal family from the media in Europe sometimes.

[norwegianne]

Originally Posted by Elspeth

Is this Spanish media source a reliable one? You hear the most amazing things about the British royal family from the media in Europe sometimes.

I was just about to say this, especially since I haven't heard much about it from other sources.

[princess gertrude]

My husband and I lived together for 3 1/2 years before we got married. I thought that it was good to get to know him before, so that I would know what to expect. It's not a great idea for some people, but some it is. Each couple needs to make the decision for themselves. Good luck to William & Kate whether they live together or not.

[Reina]

I don't agree with it and I hope it is not true. unfortunately, thanks to the great example dad and wife have set, these are the kinds of things that will be allowed in the RF. I hope it is not true. Why would the Queen allow it? Yes Kate is a wonderful girl, but we need (and do) to see that she can live on her own not be immeditaly under the auspices of Clarence House andthe BRF. Personally, I think living together b/f marriage takes out the excitement of seeing how life is after marriage. But I hope this is not true. They need to take the relationship a bit slower if William still wants to wait to get married until 28-30

[CasiraghiTrio]

Originally Posted by Reina

I don't agree with it and I hope it is not true. unfortunately, thanks to the great example dad and wife have set, these are the kinds of things that will be allowed in the RF. I hope it is not true. Why would the Queen allow it? Yes Kate is a wonderful girl, but we need (and do) to see that she can live on her own not be immeditaly under the auspices of Clarence House andthe BRF. Personally, I think living together b/f marriage takes out the excitement of seeing how life is after marriage. But I hope this is not true. They need to take the relationship a bit slower if William still wants to wait to get married until 28-30

They have been taking the relationship on a reasonable speed! Goodness, they lived together for what, 3-4 years while they got their degrees. Their relationship is something like 2 years old. I don't call that "rushing things" exactly. If they lived together before, what's the difference now?

[polop]

Originally Posted by CasiraghiTrio

They have been taking the relationship on a reasonable speed! Goodness, they lived together for what, 3-4 years while they got their degrees. Their relationship is something like 2 years old. I don't call that "rushing things" exactly. If they lived together before, what's the difference now?

Quite personally,I think the difference now is that,before people could handle them living together since they were sharing the apartment with another couple,but now,it's just them too,going out of there ways to live together.Again,this is how I view the situation,so I could be wrong.

[wlb825]

Call me all fasion an old but the future king of England can't be following the steps of his father Im mean the wrong ones I don't think it's right I hope they are wrong

[Elspeth]

She is not an appropriate bride for a future king,

In what sense? I mean, William's father married someone who was considered to be an eminently appropriate bride at the time, and look where that ended up.

[iowabelle]

Originally Posted by Elspeth

In what sense? I mean, William's father married someone who was considered to be an eminently appropriate bride at the time, and look where that ended up.

Although I still adore Diana, if Charles had spent more time with Diana prior to the wedding, perhaps the fiasco could have been avoided. It's hard to be sweet and angelic 24 hours a day, and maybe Diana would have figured out that being a princess wasn't what she really wanted. Contrast that situation with Edward and Sophie (and we don't hear about their discord), and maybe "living together" is a good test of the prospective royal couple.

[Lovelydiana]

Originally Posted by iowabelle

Although I still adore Diana, if Charles had spent more time with Diana prior to the wedding, perhaps the fiasco could have been avoided. It's hard to be sweet and angelic 24 hours a day, and maybe Diana would have figured out that being a princess wasn't what she really wanted. Contrast that situation with Edward and Sophie (and we don't hear about their discord), and maybe "living together" is a good test of the prospective royal couple.

I do agree with what you said Iowabelle but even before the marriage Charles had told Diana that he didn't love her so I think Charles should have called off the marriage though it would cause a media frenzy it would have caused a lot less heartache in the long run.

[Reina]

Yeha it is just way to early for this. Sure Sophie and Edward live nextdoor/together for five years, but William is an heir to the throne, so this is a really big gamble. If this is all true, I hope he marries her soon.

[Reina]

Welp here is the proof:

Royal News: Prince William's new love nest http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/82912004.htm

[Reina]

Royal News Prince William - Girlfriend controversy
http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/82742004.htm

[Reina]

This is a bit differnt. Is she just staying over from time to time-as this article suggests and is a day b/f the other articles-or is she moving in?

Royal News Prince Charles allowa William girlfriend to stay over
http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/82572004.htm

[segolen]

As I said in my previous respond, I have nothing against for unmarried couple to live together. I do it myself, but when we talk about the future king, he hast to be more careful of what he does. I agree then, when you live with your bf/gf you can decide whatever you want them or not, but on another side when the guys have too easy excess to their love, unfortunately they forget to ask their love to marry them….it always happened. Why they should ask of someone to marry them, when they got such on ease access to everything. Some times, I wished I didn’t live with my boyfriend

[Reina]

Hey you coudl always give him an ultimatum. Personally I think living together b/f marriage poisons your mind, body, and soul. Just like segolen says, one of em is getting a free ride and marriage may not seem in the future. Why not just get married. Court each other b/f marriage. Communicate about everything b/f marriage. (and if the other person does not want to talk you may want to take a break from that relationship for a while, if not forever.) Then if all turns out well, get married and live together. Also it might help to get counselling from a clergy member or maybe to talk to successful married couples.

[Regina]

In nowadays (most) people don't marry virgins anymore. People don't care about it, they say if they live together before marriage they will understand more eachother, they will find out if they really like eachother, etc... but the fact is that Divorces are growing so fast (even in people who lived together for years before marriage).

I agree with Reina. I think that living together without marriage, for a future King, is too much.

I'm not british but just for curiosity I would like to know who's gonna pay the food and other bills of his girlfriend? She pays? William pays? Charles pays?... or will be the British people? She's not his fiancee, she's just (and at this moment) a simple girlfriend.