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[quote=MARRIE,278692]I am wondering what co-habiting mean. Is that common law partners or married couples.  As far as I have known, if it is common law relation, one case from my friend in Shanghai is like they keep separate accounts for daily expenditures (common-law has no force in law in shanghai).

After marriage, they usually pool income together for payment of mortgage, car loan (usually group insurance) and other misc. expense to get ends meet.  I hear most young couple cannot afford having a baby – raising a child is expensive. Usually, young couple’s parents with pension provide support in taking care of little pre-school grandchildren, which is the alternative way financial support to young couples. It’s rarely heard that girl require boy to support girl’s parents financially in Shanghai.

I have a cousin who married a guy from German (they are schoolmates), they share costs in rental, food (they are both working in German) but I am not quite sure if they set up a clear rule what item of consumption should be debited on whose account.

My question is what western family norm is on this.
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