According to LiveScience, the Centers for Disease Control reports that more and more couples are co-habiting. About 30 percent of these living arrangements will result in marriage, 27 percent of couples will break up and 32 percent will stay living together. This tells me that some couples are using it as a test run for marriage, while [...]
Couples Who Commute to Work in the Same Direction Have Stronger Relationships
January 2, 2013 | Posted by
Moving in with a romantic partner is not only an important relationship decision in and of itself, but it comes with it a series of exhausting micro-decisions. How much rent or mortgage can you both afford, and how should you divvy it up? Whose furniture should you bring, and whose furniture gets left behind? Do [...]
Why So Many Couples Remain Unmarried
September 22, 2012 | Posted by
According to the Department of Commerce, in 2011, there were 59.1 million households with unmarried men and women. It has become more common and acceptable to see men and women cohabitate together, with or without children. For some, marriage is a terrifying thought, others secretly desire to marry, but never do for many reasons. Financial [...]
Baby Boomers Living Together — Why So Many Older Americans Are ‘Shacking Up’
September 1, 2012 | Posted by
Baby Boomers are in the mood for shacking up, and not just for a little while: The percentage of older Americans who are living together has skyrocketed in recent years, and new research finds that those who cohabit are most likely to stay that way instead of splitting or getting married. “Cohabitation is really taking [...]
Is Living Together a Good Trial Run for Marriage?
August 17, 2012 | Posted by
Should you live with your future spouse before tying the knot? Does cohabitation provide a good trial run for marriage or is it just a sign of a lack of commitment? Research evidence on this frequently debated topic has been mixed over the last decade. What does the science say today? Wendy Manning and Jessica [...]
