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Cohabitation (Commitment Theory (Critical Indicator: which came first…

- - - - examples
        
        concern for children
        
        social pressure
        
        structural investments (finances)
    - - Inertia and Cohabitation Effect
        
        the idea that some couples who would not have married, end up married because they cohabit
        
        couples stay together because
        
        financial obligations
        
        shared pet
        
        pregnancy
  - - - Ambiguity
        
        commitment is "incomplete" during cohabitation
        
        ambiguity = stress
- - - - what a person brings to the relationship contributes to the likelihood of problems later
    - - the experience of cohabiting contributes to the likelihood of problems later