Which, if they had married before moving in, would mean divorce. Kinda hurts that point.
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That does not follow. Two people, starting out in one case as 'cohabitators' and in another case starting out being married and not living with one another before have completely different environments and constraints for continued relationship.
Because 'cohabitators' bail out earlier does not imply that people that had previously 'committed' to marriage would have the same motivations.
Further, cohabiting relationships tend to be fragile and relatively short in duration; less than half of cohabiting relationships last five or more years. Typically, they last about 18 months.
Which, if they had married before moving in, would mean divorce. Kinda hurts that point.
nah. if you're married, its a lot harder to get out of, and you'll typically try harder to make it work. in cohabitation, you can say "f*** you, i'm leaving." then pack your stuff and be gone that day, never having to see that person again. a marriage is a lot more complicated and expensive to get out of.
i've done both. my first marriage i tried a lot harder to hold together. i suffered thru and tried to work out a lot of things i prolly woulda just thrown a live-in out for.
There is a deeper bond in marrage that will survive more difficult times.