Facts You Didn’t Know About Premarital Cohabitation

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You can’t fix things with a lease

We’ve all seen couples who try to resolve relationship issues by becoming even more committed. They think that moving in together, getting married, buying property together, or even having children will somehow smooth out the kinks of their relationship. Cohabitation can be used as a Band-Aid, says Matthews. “Sometimes couples are hopeful that things would get better after marriage or they try to change something in themselves to make things better.” And then there’s that money thing again. “Also, couples have invested a lot of finances into moving in with their mate and they do not want to lose on their investments.”

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