This idea was easily debunked by using a random telephone survey of men and women married within the past 10 years. The study replicated previous findings regarding the timing of engagement and the 'premarital cohabitation effect' (what's not to like about that phrase?).
Those who cohabited before engagement (43.1%) reported lower marital satisfaction, dedication, and confidence as well as more negative communication and greater proneness for divorce than those who cohabited only after engagement (16.4%) or not at all until marriage (40.5%). The numbers don't lie.
These differences were generally small, but could not be accounted for by length of marriage or by variables often associated with selection into cohabitation (i.e., age, income, education, and religiousness). Similar results were found in a subsample of individuals who cohabited only with the current spouse.
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Surveys can say anything the surveyor decides is gonna be truth. Your mileage will definitely vary when it comes to personal relationships, right? In my not so rare case, we cohabitated for four months and only married with a Gulf Deployment (Leaving Tomorrow!) hanging over me. Still married for 35 great years! Barco Sin Vela II
ReplyDeleteWife and I lived together for a year and a half before getting married. Just celebrated 40 very happy years.
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