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Do you have more information about that statistic (people who live together before marriage being more likely to divorce). It sounds so counterintuitive, and I'
by matthewowen 10y ago
Do you have more information about that statistic (people who live together before marriage being more likely to divorce). It sounds so counterintuitive, and I'd be really interested to learn more about how they controlled for (eg) arranged marriages, or generally the covariance between stigma of divorce and stigma against living together before marriage.
I think it's probable that they did control for these things... but it seems interesting.
- chris_st 10y agoHere's an article with a couple of references to research: http://psych-your-mind.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-cohabitation-effect-consequences-of.html http://psych-your-mind.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-cohabitation... And a more recent one, with a lot more references: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/close-encounters/201504/should-you-think-twice-moving-in-partner https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/close-encounters/201504...