Literary Review Why do people cohabit and not marry? It is a decision that entails many motives. Mistrust of marriage is increasing, as a result of very high divorce levels, which causes many to be cautious about entering such a legally binding relationship. Support for the religious views of marriage and many traditional moral standards are declining. There is more acceptance of unwed motherhood, homosexuality, premarital sex and divorce(baker, 1996). One-sixth of never-married cohabiting couples …showed first 75 words of 648 total…

…showed last 75 words of 648 total…cohabit are present, often the same reasons that couples choose to marry. Mainly, these reasons have to do with a step to marriage or an alternative path to marriage. The quality of the given research, is accurate to its time, however, it is back dated and would be of greater use if it entailed research from the last decade at the very latest. This research is of importance to anyone who is presently considering cohabitation.