Cohabitation

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Cohabitation

• Living together

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What does cohabitation mean?

• Cohabitation means living together like a
  married couple without being married

• Some couples cohabit before marriage

• Some cohabiting couples may marry if they
  decide to have children

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How is cohabitation viewed today?

• Cohabitation is more socially acceptable today

• It does not involve the expense of a wedding

• Divorce has undermined the special nature of
  marriage

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What issues does cohabitation raise?

• Cohabitation raises the issue of chastity
• before marriage

• Cohabitation undermines aspects of the sacred
  nature of a religious ceremony

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Cohabitation

• Cohabitation may suggest a lack of commitment
  within a relationship

• Cohabitation used to be the only option for
  gay couples

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Cohabitation

• Cohabitation is generally regarded as falling
  short of the ideal of the Christian marriage and
  is not accepted by all Christian denominations
  there are issues of pre-marital and extra-marital
  sexual relationships

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