Here's why: the kinds
of constraints that begin to add up when a couple starts living together likely make it harder to end a cohabiting relationship than a dating (non-residential) relationship.5 Comingling finances, signing lease, and
adopting pets are examples
of these kinds
of constraints and evidence suggests that the accumulation
of them is associated with a lower
likelihood of break - up.6 To learn about each other and how to manage difficult issues well, it might be best to do it in a way that doesn't make it harder to end the relationship.