Is having a baby before marriage frowned upon in France?

No it's not. A significant portion of couples are not married and don't intend to. Some have children. Some finally get married ultimately. Some others get married and then have babies. read more

But they still have babies (France is one of the only countries in Europe that has a positive natural growth rate). In my experience, only the most traditionalist religious families (Christians or Muslims) will frown upon a couple who have a baby while they aren't married. But, IMHO, those people opinion is not worth considering anyway. read more

Of course, that's not the same as having non-spousal partners and the women each have only one male partner. My point is just that different groups arrive at different customs for a long list of historic reasons. Truly open marriages have never caught on for a large group, at least not officially. My guess is financial stability in later years. read more

well, it's against God to have sex before marriage, but in today's society, i don't think it's frowned upon. i know i wouldn't frown upon anyone. read more