This week in class we learned a lot about research, and how to decipher good from bad research. We also learned of the many changes in marriage and relationships over the recent years and if we feel these key points play a significant role in our lives. Going along with this theme, many people in the world today believe in cohabitation. Cohabitation means living with someone in an intimate, sexual relationship without legally being married. In the book "Marriage and Family", it states "By 2005 nearly 6 million unmarried couples...were living together." That is crazy, but no surprise to me at all. I grew up in a small suburb outside of Los Angeles called El Segundo. I was one of two LDS kids in my grade. I look at all the kids I graduated with now. (Mostly on facebook cause I'm a stalker like that! haha!) and most of them are in relationships, living together and not married. To me, this is not good because there is a high divorce rate with cohabitation. Many have expectations in a relationship, and when those expectations don't change much after the "I do", then people are left disappointed. There's so much hype to get married, and thinking the person will change, but they are the same. Can you imagine that realization if you have already lived with the person prior to that? That would be so hard.
I'm ready for week three of Brother Williams class! I am lovin it! Bring it on!
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