Not sure that their is a etched in stone correct answer or not. I think it has too much to do with the particular couple.

The pros of living together are that you really see how the other person is and whether you truly love them. The cons of living together are that you really see how the other person is and whether you truly love them!

My wife and I lived together for about a year before we got married. We've been married now for 13 years. Did it hurt/help? No.

However, my stock answer would be, "no". Do not live together before getting married. I think that part of the "fun" of newlyweds would be the "discovery" process of really getting to know each other on a new level. Doesn't the honeymoon lose a bit of its' luster if you pretty much know each other so well?

Of course I could be wrong!

Anyway....Good Luck and Congratulations!