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Pros And Cons Of Cohabitation

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Hey, mom I just want you to know that Bob and I are going to live together. I know that you and dad do not agree with it, nonetheless, I am an adult and I am going to move into his place tomorrow. How can a parent see a child go through with a decision like this and know that he or she is making a wrong choice? Sometimes a young adult may make a choice that a parent does not like. As a result, a young adult has now plunged into cohabitation. Does it really matter if you cohabitate before marriage? In finding the answer to this problem, I have come across two articles which help explain the pros and the cons of the question, “Should couples cohabitate or get married?” The first article is Sliding Versus Deciding: Inertia, the …show more content…

Ones that wait until they are engaged have a better relationship and the dedication is much better with the partner. In studies, they have found when a couple gets engaged and decide to cohabitate after the engagement the likelihood of getting a divorce is like a couple that has gotten married. On the other hand, someone decides to live together, that decision made may have a lasting effect on the future. Cohabitation is a way of testing the water to see if this really is something for the future or not, this arrangement is short lived usually lasting about five years. A woman realizes that the time of cohabitation the biological clock has been ticking and having children has become slimmer to have a little one. After living with a person then determining the next step, the marriage rate of getting a divorce is higher than if someone were to have gotten married in the first place. Larson claimed, “It does not provide divorce insurance. Couples will be better off on life’s measure of success and happiness (e.g., emotional health, physical health, and personal wealth) if they are married rather than living together.” (11) Marriage is an effective way to let each other know that someone will be there no matter what. A commitment to let each other know what really matters to a spouse. “Even though people who marry do not always live “happily ever after,” people who choose marriage instead of cohabitation choose the best

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