While love marriages are now widely acceptable, live-in relationships are still considered taboo in our society. Reflecting on this, actress Soha Ali Khan recently shared her mother, veteran actress Sharmila Tagore’s reaction to her choice of living in with her then-boyfriend Kunal Kemmu before marriage. For the unversed, Soha and Kunal dated each other and even chose to live together before getting married. The couple have a daughter Inaaya Naumi Khemu together.
Recalling her mother, Sharmila’s advice about live-in relationships, Soha told Hauterflyy, “The only thing she told me was, ‘If you are going to live together before marriage, there are some men who might delay the marriage, and need a push. If you are waiting for him to propose, after living together, he might not feel the incentive to propose. So maybe think about that if you are going to live together’. That’s what amma (Sharmila Tagore) said before we entered into the live-in.”
Soha further shared her and Kunal’s views on marriage and said that it wasn’t a necessity or need for them as they were much in love already. Instead, they chose to get married for others. “Of course, eventually, he (Kunal) did propose and then we got married. But we did speak about where this relationship was going, and it was not pushy at all because marriage was quite irrelevant for us; we were very happy living together. But other people wanted us to get married for good reasons like stability, family, etc., so we took the step for them. It wasn’t like we were opposing it or that we wanted to live unmarried – it just was irrelevant. But we knew some people would be happy with us getting married, so why not?,” she added.
Over the years, modern relationships have evolved too, with many people preferring to live with their partner to know them better before tying the knot and taking their relationship to the next level. For some, this arrangement works best as this not only tests their relationship, but also gives them enough time to adjust to each other. Here’s a look at some popular Indian celebs who defied society’s norms and decided to be in live-in relationships before marrying their partner:
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