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Numbers Also Have A Voice

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[1] Copen, Casey E., Daniel, Kimberly and Mosher, William D. First Premarital Cohabitation in the United States: 20062010 National Survey of Family Growth. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease and Prevention. 4 Apr. 2013. Web. 14 Oct 2013. [2] How to Make a Brochure in 10 Minutes. YouTube. YouTube. 14 Apr. 2013. Web. 9 Oct. 2013. [3] Roberts, Sam. Study Finds Cohabitation doesnt Make a Union Last. The New York Times. The New York Times Company. 2 Mar. 2010. Web. 17 Nov. 2013. [4]Shah, Neil. Living Together Before Marriage Stalls. Wall Street Journal Eastern Edition. 12 Sep. 2013: A3. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Oct. 2013.

Living Together Before Marriage A Suitable Lifestyle?

o In more recent years, women were increasingly likely to cohabit with a partner as a first union rather than to marry directly: 48% of women interviewed in 2006-2010 cohabited as a first union, compared with 43% in 2002 and 34% in 1995[1]. o In 2006-2010, 70% of women with less than a high school diploma cohabited as a first union, compared with 47% of women with a bachelors degree or higher. o Forty percent of first premarital cohabitations among women transitioned to marriage by 3 years, 32% remained intact, and 27% dissolved 1]. o The percentage of women who cohabited as a first union increased 57% for Hispanic women, 43% for White women, and 39% for black women over the time between 1995 and 2006-2010[1].

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Potential Myths of Premarital Cohabitation

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o Living together before marriage is less expensive as couple can share rent payments, bill costs and others expenses. o It is more convenient to live with one another without any commitment and responsibility. o By living with each other, people have a chance to understand their partner and make sure that they are right for one another. They also think that premarital cohabitation would help them to avoid divorce after marriage.

o The recession in 2007-2009 drove many young Americans to live with their parents and may have made living with romantic partners more expensive [4]. o High unemployment, stagnant incomes and rising poverty made cohabitingwhich involves living together for a period of a few yearsthat much harder [4].

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o Cohabitation has become a social institution, which comes with expectation and norms [4]. o Couples who live together before marriage are less likely to stay married [3].

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