Typologies of Cohabitation: Implications for Clinical Practice and Research

This article will explore the current evolution in the practice of cohabitation. The intent of this literature- and web-based article is to acquaint counselors with three typologies of cohabitation. These categories can be utilized in the development of psychoedu-cational and remedial interventions and in the identification of areas of future research. Keywords cohabitation, living together, marriage, psychoeducationl interventions No, living together before you get married is a bad idea. It’s wrong, for religious reasons. Also, so many of my peers are jumping into cohabitation in their 20’s, but this is the time of life where you should be exploring who you are, what it’s like to be independent, how to pay your own bills and get by on your own, that sort of thing.—Avery, 25 Moving in with your spouse only once you’ve tied the knot is asking for disappointment and inviting unnecessary stress on what should be a time for two people to seal a permanent bon