The Myth of Cohabiting

We now live in a day and age where couples cohabit before marriage because they are not in a hurry to make the legal commitment. They believe that by doing this they can test their compatibility and that it would benefit their relationship and/or future marriage. However, studies have been conducted on living together before marriage, which have proven that it can be detrimental to their relationship. In fact, actually living together before marriage may hurt the relationship because it can be argued that one does not focus on the actual commitment of marriage, the romance begins to fade, and (your 3rd point). Apparently, many people still think its better for them as the numbers of cohabiting couples increase every year.

In the last two decades it has became very common to live together before marriage. This has provided couples with the opportunity to experience the everyday living routine with each other. Based on this view, couples feel that if they can live together and ...