UK Wedding News
17/07/2013
According to a report in the Daily Mail, psychologists Scott Stanley and Galena Rhoades discovered that many couples begin cohabiting without clear expectations, a shared commitment to each other or common values and goals.
Some of these couples then choose to marry after a while because they feel it's the logical step to take. However, according to the study those without a shared sense of commitment and therefore 'slide' into marriage, rather than choose to do so, are more likely to face more long-term issues.
The report also found that women who move in with their partner prior to getting engaged, are around 40% more likely to get divorced, when compared to those who don't cohabit.
Of the couples who cohabit after getting engaged, they face a lower divorce risk and report higher marital quality.
The findings follow another recent paper from RAND by sociologists Michael Pollard and Kathleen Mullan Harris, who found that a majority of cohabiting men do not view their relationship as 'extremely serious'. Of those surveyed, 52% of men between the ages of 18 and 26 who live with their partner said they are not "almost certain" that their relationship is for the long-term. A further 41% of men admitted they are not "completely committed" to the girlfriend they live with.
In contrast, 39% of the women questioned said they are not "almost certain" their relationship will survive.
(JP/CD)
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'Slider' Couples Are More Likely To Divorce
Couples who 'slide' into living together and then move into marriage are more likely to divorce than couples who actively 'decide' to take the same steps, a new study has found.According to a report in the Daily Mail, psychologists Scott Stanley and Galena Rhoades discovered that many couples begin cohabiting without clear expectations, a shared commitment to each other or common values and goals.
Some of these couples then choose to marry after a while because they feel it's the logical step to take. However, according to the study those without a shared sense of commitment and therefore 'slide' into marriage, rather than choose to do so, are more likely to face more long-term issues.
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The report also found that women who move in with their partner prior to getting engaged, are around 40% more likely to get divorced, when compared to those who don't cohabit.
Of the couples who cohabit after getting engaged, they face a lower divorce risk and report higher marital quality.
The findings follow another recent paper from RAND by sociologists Michael Pollard and Kathleen Mullan Harris, who found that a majority of cohabiting men do not view their relationship as 'extremely serious'. Of those surveyed, 52% of men between the ages of 18 and 26 who live with their partner said they are not "almost certain" that their relationship is for the long-term. A further 41% of men admitted they are not "completely committed" to the girlfriend they live with.
In contrast, 39% of the women questioned said they are not "almost certain" their relationship will survive.
(JP/CD)
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