SCIENCE:
Did you know that within the last 50 years cohabitation has increased by nearly 900%?
It sems that within the modern landscape of relationships more and more couples are testing the waters before diving into a lifetime of commitment. Although, the science behind coahabition may seem somewhat controversial it has been proven that cohabitation has a dentirmental impact on marraige. Since the prevalence of cohabitation first appeared, study after study has suggested that living together before walking down the isle could have a damaging affect on a couples future happiness and ultimately lead to divorce. Although, studies have proven that cohabition has a dentrimental affect since the modern landscpae of marriages is in a constance state of change, the dentrimental aspect of cohabitation may also be changing.
Statistic:
"Nearly half of women aged 15 to 44 years old "cohabited" outside of marriage between 2006 and 2010, compared with 43 percent in 2002 and 34 percent in 1995." (Rhoades)
Statistic: "Couples who lived together before marriage tend to divorce early in their marriage. If their marriage last seven years, then their risk for divorce is the same as couples who didn't cohabit before marriage." (Rhoades)