Couples who cohabit prior
to marriage because they want
to «try things out» often adopt this approach because they already see some potential problems
with long -
term compatibility.4 It should
come as no surprise then that these types of relationships are less than stable if they transition into a marital relationship (in
fact, it's very
likely that this «group» of cohabiters contributes a large degree
to the finding that premarital cohabitation is bad for marriage).