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July 20, 2006

Empiricism on Romance

Some evidence suggests that sleeping with somebody (non-euphemistically) disturbs sleep and reduces cognitive function the next day, particularly in men.

In other news, Rob Vischer points out this study documenting that fewer than ten percent of cohabiting couples remain together for longer than five years, and only half make it through a year. The researcher appears to think this is a bad thing, showing that cohabitation does not always lead to marriage. I prefer to look at the other side of the coin. Cohabitation reveals to each member of a potentially-lifelong couple a great deal of things about the other. Sometimes, these revelations cause one or both parties to realize that this is not going to be a permanent match.

If my hypothesis is correct, the cohabitation before marriage ought to reduce divorce rates among those who do decide to get married. Shacking-up is in fact an intensive form of premarital counseling.



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