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Researchers at the University of Denver’s Center for Marital
and Family Studies have discovered that couples who live together
before getting engaged or married incur a heightened risk of marital
distress. In addition, men’s commitment levels vary based on when
couples move in together, says Galena Kline, Kline, M.A., the principal
director of the new DU study.
The Center now is gearing up for an in-depth look at the issue to examine
why couples live together and what they experience. Women who are living
with their partner or thinking about living with their partner are invited
to participate in a new study on cohabitation.
Galena says, “Even though close to 70 percent of couples
in the United States will live together before marriage, we know very
little about the beginning stages of this experience for partners.
We want to find out about why people choose to live together and what
that experience is like for people. Because we are most interested in
learning from those who have recently made this decision, or might be
about to, we are seeking couples who have recently begun living together
or who will be moving in together soon.”
She says 150 couples of various ages will be chosen from across the
country to participate in the next few months. Participants will
be asked to answer questions about their relationship and themselves
at three points in time via mail. “For each set of questionnaires
completed, participants will have a chance to win $50. The results
will be published two years from now, in professional journals as well
as publications like A Woman’s View. We hope that the results
we obtain can ultimately help couples make choices about when to live
together.”
For more information or to participate, contact Galena Kline at
gakline@du.edu, call (303) 871-3028
or see www.cohabitationresearch.org.
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