Cohabitors’ Prerequisites for Marriage: Individual, Relationship, and Sociocultural Influences

Author: Meredith J. Porter, Wendy D. Manning, Pamela J. Smock Publisher: Center for Family and Demographic Research Publication: Document Date:                  2004 Category: Family Structure > Marital Status Related Categories: Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce Family Structure > Cohabitation/Common-Law Marriage Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Adults Marriage > Benefits of Marriage Marriage > Marital Duration Marriage > Marital Satisfaction Marriage > Relational Stability   This paper examines subjective relational dynamics in a cohabitation arrangement. It reports that cohabitors see a need to develop a variety of relational factors in a cohabitation situation prior to, and in preparation for, a marriage relationship. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link