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Does Living Together Before Marriage Increase the Chance of Divorce

By Ben Stevens

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A study in the Journal of Family Psychology found that couples who live together before marriage have a higher chance of getting divorced than those who wait until they were engaged or married.  It also stated that couples who lived together before marrying reported lower marriage satisfaction, despite the fact that over 70 percent of couples in the United States live together before marrying.

Meanwhile, a study in the Journal of Family Issues, analyzed the reasons why couples chose to live together.  The most common answer was because they wanted to spend more time together, followed by convenience, followed by testing the relationship. What do you think?  Does living together before marriage increase or decrease the chances that a couple will later divorce?

Source:  "Living Together Before Marriage Ups Chance of Divorce: Study" published at AFP; "DU study: Living together before marriage causes problems" by Jeffrey Wolf, published at 9News.com; and "Live-In Lovers Have 'Unhealthy' Marriage" published at The Times of India.

Full post as published by SC Family Law Blog on August 10, 2009 (boomark / email).

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