My in-laws didn't want my husband and me to live alone together until marriage. So, I moved into his childhood home.

I lived with my in-laws before getting married to my husband.

Laura Grace Tarpley My husband and I wanted to live together before marriage, but our parents weren't happy about it.

However, my in-laws said we could move into their house as long as we slept in separate rooms .

Living under the same roof helped me better understand my husband and grow closer to his parents.

I started dating my husband, Daniel, during our junior year of college.

However, our relationship was mostly long-distance when we were away from school.

Arkansas was my home base, and Georgia was his.

Once we graduated, we even maintained our relationship while traveling and living in separate countries .

We knew our ultimate goal was to get married, and we didn't want to be in a long-distance relationship anymore.

So, we discussed getting an apartment together, either in my hometown or his.

However, neither set of parents was happy about our potential plan to live alone together before marriage.

Although Daniel and I no longer identify as religious, we both come from Christian families.

So, Daniel's parents, Martin and Louise, offered a compromise: We could move into their house — we just couldn't sleep in the same room.

Living with my in-laws before marriage sounded daunting, but it brought us closer Most of my worries about living with my future in-laws turned out to be unwarranted.