In What Way Did Participants Describe Age as a Factor

question 6

Multiple Choice

In what way did participants describe age as a factor in their desire to live apart together rather than to cohabit or marry?

• A) Participants explained that their age made them more selective and picky about their partners and that they were unwilling to marry anyone who wasn't "perfect."
• B) Participants expressed that their age prevented them from being sexually intimate, which dissuaded them from pursuing marriage or cohabitation.
• C) Participants explained that age is unrelated to their decisions not to cohabit or marry.
• D) Participants expressed the sentiment that marriage was for young people raising children.

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