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[quote=Anonymous]60s: not technically illegal in this country, but highly unusual and not something one would admit in polite society.

70s: began to be a bit trendy with the younger crowd, but anyone over 30 would clutch pearls at the thought.

80s: Those youngsters from the 70s became more mainstream.  The trend starts.  It's becoming a thing for the 20- and 30-somethings, much to the chagrin of their parents.

90s: No longer taboo among middle-aged adults.

00s - 10s: Quite normal.  Some resistance from older or very conservative parents.

Now: People who resist the idea are the weird ones, not those who do it.

For example:
My parents lived together pre-marriage in the early 70s.  Not a real issue for their parents, who were quite liberal, but definitely caused a stir with some of the extended family / community.

Early 00s: DH and I moved in together.  My parents were fully on board; his (very conservative Catholic) parents were not.  When we visited them, we were assigned separate bedrooms on opposite sides of the house.  Despite living together and having a wedding date set 6 months in the future.[/quote]

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