Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Does living together before marriage lead to divorce?


Reports keep coming out saying that couples who live together before marriage show higher divorce rates than couples who wait to cohabitate for a ring. While the black-and-white numbers are telling, they don’t tell the whole story. The correlation between divorce rate and cohabitation has a lot more to it than jumping into a serious commitment before being ready. Variables such as motivation behind sharing a space have an impact on the divorce rate as well.

In our try it before you buy it culture, it makes sense that couples would choose to live together before committing their entire lives in marriage. After all, if you're not compatible, why spend all that money for the wedding and the inevitable divorce? Does living together before marriage doom you to a divorce? Read studies and learn about living together before marriage to find out.


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