The Cohabitation Phenomenon: is it Good or Bad, and Why?

Fierce Marriage

Ryan and Selena Frederick

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2018

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Marriage is trending downward while cohabitation trends upward, but the facts say that's a bad thing. It's important to understand why cohabitation is bad from both a biblical perspective as well as a sociological perspective. In this episode, we'll dive deep into the reasons why couples cohabitate and practical ways to combat this harmful trend in culture. Thanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe, rate, and review. As always, we welcome feedback... simply go to FierceMarriage.com/Podcast (FierceMarriage.com/Podcast) to leave a comment or to ask a question! Support for the Fierce Marriage Podcast comes from partners like you via our Patreon page (https://www.patreon.com/fiercemarriage).

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0:00.0	I got to be honest, I was not aware of the number of couples that are cohabiting in our
0:05.1	society.
0:06.1	And it is a big, big thing, right?
0:08.5	A lot of actually the large majority of couples are choosing to live together without
0:11.9	being married.
0:13.5	And even in the Christian community, it's definitely proportionately less, but it's still
0:17.3	a lot more than expected.
0:19.1	So, so much so that we're dedicating our whole conversation to it today.
0:23.7	And you actually, I was very surprised to see what the data shows in terms of the benefits
0:29.1	or the drawbacks.
0:31.3	And primarily, as we'll show, it's actually not good for a couple who actually want to
0:36.8	love each other well.
0:38.1	Cohabitation is one of the worst things you can choose.
0:42.1	Welcome to the Fierce Marriage Podcast, where we believe that marriage takes a fierce
0:45.3	tenacity that never gives up and refuses to give in.
0:48.3	Here we'll share openly and honestly about all things marriage.
0:51.3	Sex.
0:52.3	Communication.
0:53.3	Finance.
0:54.3	Priorities.
0:55.3	Purpose.
0:56.3	Sex.
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