Second, cohabitation will avoid the risk of divorce or finding oneself stuck in a poor relationship. Third, cohabitation will cut financial costs and there by produce more wealth. Scholarly research on cohabitation indicates that the behavior frequently fails in achieving its stated goals. Cohabiters exhibit lower levels of marital interaction and higher levels of marital discord and instability than non-Cohabiters. Drug and alcohol abuse was more likely to appear among Cohabiters than among non-Cohabiters.
Physical aggression is more prevalent among Cohabiters.
Cohabiters are 3 times more likely to engage in extramarital affairs. Additionally, women Cohabiters indicate that they undertake an undo proportion of the duties and responsibilities necessary to maintain these households and relationships. Having sketched the American patterns on cohabitation, it is important to turn attention to the phenomena of divorce.