Compared with Non-Cohabiting Couples,which of the Following Is True of Couples

question 134

Multiple Choice

Compared with non-cohabiting couples,which of the following is true of couples who live together before engagement and marriage?

• A) They are initially more committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they become increasingly more marriage-supportive while cohabiting.
• B) They are initially less committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they become increasingly more marriage-supportive while cohabiting.
• C) They are initially more committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they become increasingly less marriage-supportive while cohabiting.
• D) They are initially less committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they become increasingly less marriage-supportive while cohabiting.

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