Marriage and Family
The number of cohabiting couples in the United State has exploded since 1960. The primary attitude driving most cohabitation in the late 1960s and early 1970s was a very anti-marriage sentiment that proclaimed marriage as "only a piece of paper."
Today, it is a different attitude driving cohabitation. Many believe living together before marriage will serve as a good testing ground for the relationship, a sort of test drive. Just the opposite is true. Others saw their parents divorce in large numbers and they are gun-shy about entering marriage and having it fail. So they decide just to live together to see if the relationship will work. But does cohabitation help strengthen marriage? Find out here.
Below are some helpful materials presenting the latest, most authoritative research on cohabitation.
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