My grandmother once told me, as she did it herself, make sure that you live on your own, before settling down, and....don't live with your inlaws.
She has a point. A valid point. Which is something that stood out in radio celebrity news, with a lady telling graduates to be independent women, don't depend on a man to take care of you. And when she asked if they got that, she said, no, i don't really think that you do...
My mom didn't until widowed, but alas....she still up and married....