Jude and Sue are socially ostracized for living together unmarried, especially after the children are born.
The both resign to living together unmarried.
"But you cannot live with us unmarried!"
Reel denied there had been a wedding, and stated the two had lived together unmarried.
Only recently has the idea of living together unmarried gained limited social acceptance in China.
Since Jude is already married, they live together unmarried.
However, the real question is whether under the current tax code, all other things being equal, you are better off living together unmarried than tying the knot.
"I don't consider it a mortal sin to live with someone unmarried," Rachel said, "but I'd rather be married."