Not exact matches
On average, she reports,
cohabitors begin living together at an earlier age than marrying couples, but «when couples are compared by the age at which they move in together and start taking on the roles associated
with marriage, there is no difference in divorce rates between couples that lived together before marriage and those that didn't.»
Cohabitors» reasons for living together, satisfaction
with sacrifices, and relationship quality.
«DeMaris and MacDonald (1993) found that the only situation in which cohabitation is associated
with a higher divorce rate is among «serial
cohabitors» — people who have cohabited
with more than one partner.That's a small portion of all
cohabitors.
Cohabitors» Reasons for Living Together, Satisfaction
with Sacrifices, and Relationship Quality.