COHABITATION

A new report from the National Center for Health Statistics says cohabitation before marriage is a "ubiquitous phenomenon." We take a closer look.

If you’re in a long-term relationship in 2013, you’ve probably thought about shacking up with your mate. If you aren’t yet in a serious relationship, this will definitely be a topic of conversation that comes up–and one that you’ll need to be prepared for. There are certainly both pros and cons to living together before marriage. In order for you to make an informed decision, we have a list of Dating with Dignity pros and cons of living together before marriage: PROS Financial Relief

It's OK to break off a bad engagement. Let's keep our relationships off Facebook. Facebook may be wrecking your relationships. Have an awesome Valentines Day even if you're alone. How do you let your partner know they need to lose some weight. How to make any man love you.

It's 9 p.m. on a Sunday. What does your boyfriend usually do on Sunday nights? Play video games? Catch up on work? Pick the lint out of his belly button? Mine is checking the oven right now to see how crispy his chicken pot pie is.

Divorce is notoriously expensive (both financially and emotionally), but as more unmarried couples move in together, they may be surprised to discover the costs of breaking up an unmarried household.

My girlfriend and I are moving in together, and I think I might throw up. Not because I don't want to live with her, or because I was bullied, tricked or pressured into signing a lease (my deepest sympathies to the guy on Maury who was threatened at gunpoint by his future mother-in-law). But let's just say that sometimes I can be a bit, um, "skittish" when facing transitions.

"More and more Americans over age 50 are choosing to live with their partner instead of getting married, according to a new study, which found that cohabitation among adults in that age range has more than doubled in the past decade." —"More Americans Over 50 Live Together But Don't Marry" by Megan Gannon, News Editor, LiveScience®

If you are considering moving in with your partner before marriage, there are many things to consider. On the positive side, if you move in with that person, you will really get to see who you are with and all of their habits before you marry him/her.Still, sometimes living together delays the option of marriage even longer because really, what is the rush? So, before you decide to live together, consider the following issues.

(To view the video, click here.) It's way too easy, in the throes of a new romance, to decide to live together without considering the problems that might arise. Dr. Romance gives you some things to think about before making the leap, to guarantee success.

With more and more couples choosing cohabitation over marriage each year, the idea of couples sharing money matters is no longer reserved just for married folks. But what exactly are they sharing? The bills, for sure, because they have to — but what about the other things they spend their money on?

For starters, I love living alone. I love having my own space to go to when I need a break from a relationship. I love that I can indulge in my "single gal" behavior, which I will not get into as it's stuff a gal just does in private.

The Centers for Disease Control just released a study today that examines data from first marriages for men and women ages 15 to 44. The data was collected from 2006 to 2010 by the National Survey of Family Growth with 22,682 respondents. The Associated Press promptly released a story with the headline, "Move-In Before Marriage No Longer Predicts Divorce". But, that's not exactly what the study shows.

I have never believed in the long-held claim that couples who live together before marriage are more likely to get divorced than couples who waited until marriage to combine households, especially because I've been living with my now-fiancé for a good four years.

Out with the old school and in with the newest relationship trend- cohabitation. The sudden shift of women and men living together under one roof without a marriage certificate has transitioned from unconventional extreme to repressive Victorian norm. For young couples, premarital cohabitation can be established for various reasons such as ensuring greater marital compatibility, a cost-effective living arrangement, or as a source of companionship.

The recent Susan G. Komen/Planned Parenthood debacle was a high-profile example of how women's health can fall prey to politics. Considering this is an election year, we can expect reproductive rights rhetoric to heat up on both sides.

The Journal of Marriage and Family recently conducted a study which found that there are few advantages for married couples as far as psychological well-being, health or social ties, compared with unmarried couples living together. The study shows that while there are great benefits to marriage and cohabitation over the single life, these benefits weaken as couples depart the "honeymoon period."