bangalore this technology hub is witnessing a sharp rise in cases of discord in livein relationships most cases reported are those of people working in the software and bpo industries the number of cases of breakup in livein relationships was 30 during 201112 this rose to 42 between april 2012 and march 2013 with an average of six cases reported every month the number is expected to double this year says rani shetty chief coordinator with mahila sahaya vani a family counselling centre attached to city policefor convenience most livein couples are in the 2535 age group to get accommodation they declare themselves a married couple counsellors say such relationships are for financial and social security things fall apart when the boy refuses to tie the knot most livein couples are from outside karnataka they find it convenient to live with someone from their own place things fall apart when the boy refuses to marry the girl only one case that of keshava and arundhati names changed was different they lived together and had three children the kids school records and passports have the name of keshava as father but the marriage had not been solemnized as keshavas parents refused to part with their property if he married arundhati says bs saraswathi senior counsellor to get a house on rent livein couples tell landlords they are married they live like husband and wife but their relationship has no legal sanction when there is a breakup we refer it to police as a case of cheating says aparna poonesh a counsellor at the sahaya vani its for social and financial security nearly 60 of the cases referred to us revolve around sex says shetty most cases brought to the sahaya vani are from the corporate world they get to know each other mostly through social media and share the same language and culture with their peer groups away they have individual choices and freedom she adds youngsters should be made aware of the problems of living together says shetty as the relationship doesnt have legal sanction they need to be careful most cases brought to our notice are of women complaining that the men they had lived with refused to marry themmarriage dream shattered runa name changed 27 an employee of a software multinational in the us was attracted to bangalore while chatting online with biswajit name changed as the friendship grew biswajit 30 invited her to the city and promised to find her a job she quit her job and flew to bangalore three years ago after living at a paying guest accommodation for a while she joined biswajit who had taken a house on rent declaring himself and runa husband and wife runa landed a job things went smoothly till biswajits parents starting asking him to get married one day biswajit suddenly disappeared runa learnt that he had gone to look for a bride on his return they had an argument biswajit manhandled runa leading her to