According to the Census Bureau, the marriage rate has dropped 41 percent since 1960. The largest reason for the decline of marriage is the devaluation of marriage as an institution and the decay of the family. Perhaps the most detrimental aspect of cohabitation is the fact that when people agree to live together, wedding rings are replaced with empty commitments, creating empty hearts. As time goes on, marriage loses its excitement. Couples are allowed to escape commitments, instead of learning to cope with them and call on God for assistance.
Many women feel stuck and alone when they cohabit.
For women who are already cohabiting, there is hope, but it takes strength only God has the power to give and a fierce determination to make things right. First, live-in partners need to rely on God to tell them whether they should marry the person they are living with or terminate the relationship if it is unhealthy. Next, it is time for repenting and confessing what has taken place to the Lord, and committing to purity from that moment forward. Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.