Living Together in College: Implications for Courtship

Abstract

Implications of cohabitation for courtship were explored in a two-year study of 231 college dating couples. No differences were found between living and other going together couples in rates of marriage or breakup over the course of the study. Differences were found, however, in reports of satisfaction, intimacy, problems, expectations of marriage, the balance of power, and transition to marriage. Results suggest that cohabitation in college may influence the development of dating relationships, but that it does not pose a threat to the institution of marriage as feared in the popular press.

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