Cohabitation

“The number of children born to unmarried parents in the U.S. grew tenfold in 70 years, from about 4 percent in 1940 to almost 40 percent in 2007…“

http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/article_f4fa71da-2c24-11e0-b40c-001cc4c002e0.html

[It's about time. This trend was long overdue . ]

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Justin Bieber Says No to Cohabitation

http://www.christianpost.com/news/justin-bieber-says-no-to-cohabitation-55399/print.html

[Isn't that just a like conservative Christian (sorry, didn't mean to be redundant ) – i.e. speaking out before he does any actual research. Justin Bieber, a mere boy, doesn't have the slightest idea what the complexities of the modern cohabitation issue are, let alone any of the many reasons why cohabitation is both personally preferable for many and socially advantageous for most – including for children .]

[Conservatives are morons.]

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CDC: Nearly 1 in 4 babies born to unwed cohabitors

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/cdc-nearly-1-4-babies-born-unwed-cohabitors

[Yeah, so, what's supposed to be wrong with that?]

[Conservatives are definitely morons.]

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Cohabitation

http://www.probe.org/site/c.fdKEIMNsEoG/b.4219319/k.957C/Cohabitation.htm

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“The new study found marriage was less likely to survive to the 10- and 15-year mark among couples who weren’t engaged when they lived together — findings similar to earlier research.”

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/study-living-together-marriage-no-longer-predicts-divorce

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Children:

“Researchers have consistently found that children born outside marriage face elevated risks of falling into poverty, failing in school or suffering emotional and behavioral problems.“

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/18/us/for-women-under-30-most-births-occur-outside-marriage.html?_r=3&pagewanted=print

“… children who grow up in single-mother and cohabiting families fare worse than children born into married-couple households.“

http://futureofchildren.org/futureofchildren/publications/docs/20_02_05.pdf?utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=culturewatch

“A study in the latest issue of The Journal of Law and Economics finds a link between out-of-wedlock births and rates of murder and other crimes.“

http://www.physorg.com/news197644722.html

Without both parents, childrens’ abuse risk rises

Studies finding cohabitation trend often poses danger

http://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/Without-both-parents-childrens-abuse-risk-rises-1572472.php#page-2

Family Structure and Children’s Education

http://familyfacts.org/briefs/35/family-structure-and-childrens-education?utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=culturewatch

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Married women are less likely to suffer depression than cohabiters or singletons

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2248212/Married-women-likely-suffer-depression-cohabiters-singletons.html?printingPage=true

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First, the reason for this particular Update…

Married couples at a record low

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/married-couples-at-a-record-low/2011/12/13/gIQAnJyYsO_print.html

Then, some of the many reasons why ASND wonders why.

Cohabitation vs. Marriage: How Love’s Choices Shape Life’s Outcomes

http://familyfacts.org/briefs/9/cohabitation-vs-marriage-how-loves-choices-shape-life-outcomes?utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=culturewatch

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Marriage and Poverty

http://familyfacts.org/briefs/8/marriage-and-poverty?utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=culturewatch

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Family Structure and Economic Well-Being

http://familyfacts.org/briefs/31/family-structure-and-economic-well-being?utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=culturewatch

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Marriage and Health

http://familyfacts.org/briefs/20/marriage-and-health?utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=culturewatch

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When Baby Makes Three: How Parenthood Makes Life Meaningful and How Marriage Makes Parenthood Bearable

http://stateofourunions.org/2011/when-baby-makes-three.php?utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=culturewatch

[That report was published by the University of Virginia's National Marriage Project, not some political advocacy lobby.]

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Why Women are Losing at Sex

http://www.breakpoint.org/features-columns/discourse/entry/15/20009

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Sex & Childbearing Charts

http://www.familyfacts.org/charts/sex-and-childbearing

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“A study in the latest issue of The Journal of Law and Economics finds a link between out-of-wedlock births and rates of murder and other crimes.“

http://www.physorg.com/news197644722.html

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“Couples who cohabit before marriage (and especially before an engagement or an otherwise clear commitment) tend to be less satisfied with their marriages — and more likely to divorce — than couples who do not.“

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/opinion/sunday/the-downside-of-cohabiting-before-marriage.html?_r=2&pagewanted=print

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“When considering living together, men and women often have two different motives or agendas. Women are more apt to view this as the natural phase before marriage — a progression toward, not a test of. Meanwhile, men are more likely to see it, according to researchers, as a test of the relationship — or worse, a way to postpone a commitment. Often without realizing it, women enter into this type of relationship with the same frame of mind she would have as a wife. Instead, she has all the responsibilities and none of the protection of a legal marriage. In a sense, she is demoted to little more than a modern-day concubine.“

http://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2012/04/23/cohabitation-how-to-become-a-21st-century-concubine/

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“Why would a man get married when he would be the one turned into a second class citizen? That’s the real question here. Marriage gives women rights and men responsibilities.“

http://pjmedia.com/drhelen/2012/04/23/why-should-it-be-the-man-who-is-relagated-to-second-class-status/

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Cohabiting women having more babies

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-07-24/cdc-unintended-births/56444732/1

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Cohabiting then converted?

http://s3.amazonaws.com/tgc-documents/carson/2010_cohabiting.pdf

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Try Before You Buy?

http://www.salvomag.com/new/articles/salvo17/17koukl.php

and…

Why Wait Till Marriage?