... or both of them are still awaiting divorce from a previous partner. Although for the majority of cohabiting couples, cohabitation is only a temporary phase for others it's not, for some it's a permanent alternative to marriage, this could be because many of them see marriage as only being a piece of paper as Andre Bejin (1985) explains, that many young people see cohabitation as ... ...

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