What Is the Relationship, If Any, Between People Who Cohabitate

question 5

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship, if any, between people who cohabitate and then get married, and those people who wait to live together after they marry?

• A)Cohabitating, unmarried partners have a slightly higher divorce rate after they get married than those who don't cohabitate until after marriage.
• B)Cohabitating, unmarried partners have a slightly lower divorce rate after they get married than those who don't cohabitate until after marriage.
• C)Cohabitating, unmarried partners have the exact same divorce rate as the people who don't cohabitate until marriage.
• D)It does not matter because divorce occurs when two people are incompatible and does not depend on how long people have lived with each other.

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