Part-time cohabitation- Also know as limited cohabitation. This is when a couple lives together for a short time with no plans for a long-term commitment. These unions are based on convenience, such as financial and sexual accessibility.
Premarital cohabitation- Is when the couple lives together in preparation for marriage. Many times these unions are considered a trial marriage. They start with the idea that living together will reduce a couples chance of divorce later on. When in reality the opposite is true.
Substitute marriage- This type of cohabitation is the most common among older couples. The couple decides to live together long-term without any plans for marriage.
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