Cohabitation In The United States

Cohabitation

Cohabitation is the ideas of a couple who are not married, are living together, in a romantic relationship, and either in a long-term or permanent status. Now, should we as a society encourage the idea of cohabitation? Is this a common trend that many countries are beginning to adapt? Or is it frowned upon and should be condemned by most societies? The Catholic Church states “It’s no secret that many couples are cohabiting, that is, living together in a sexual relationship without marriage. Currently, 60% of all marriages are preceded by cohabitation, but fewer than half of cohabiting unions end in marriage.”

It is not my place to take away someone’s happiness. If couples are embracing the idea of cohabitation for their own benefit, it is completely their choice. Some couples choose to live together to know and understand their partner before getting married. However, the most reasons for living together include convenience, financial savings, companionship and security, and a desire to move out

In my native country, it is very rare that couples live together prior to marriage. These couples are often looked down upon. They are everything against what prior Vietnamese generations have been taught. Cohabitation comes from the fear of commitment. As a Vietnamese woman, I was nurtured as a child by my parent’s side. They taught me to never abandon them for anyone other that my husband. That was an important value we talk about growing up. Even though many of my friends began exploring the possibility of living with another member of the opposite sex prior to marriage during college, it never once crossed my mind that that could be an option for me. Even pressure from my ex-boyfriend to move in with him otherwise he would leave just turned me off. Women are impressed by commitment so if a man truly wanted to impress me, he would offer me a ring rather than an apartment to pay half