Analysis Of The Downside Of Cohabiting Before Marriage

Cohabiting couples cannot just live their lives satisfied, comfortable, and in a better financial position, also their kids can live comfortably with a good role model. Meg Jay, author of “The Downside of Cohabiting before Marriage” points out a great fact about marriage that contradicts Doe’s definition of how easy to get divorce. Jay shows the difficulty of getting out of marriage when she says, “Lock-in is the decreased likelihood to search for, or change to, another option once an investment in something has been made.” (Jay, 251). Even though she points out a great point about marriage being the right kind of relationship if someone wants a long-term commitment, it can also harm the parents and their future child in the long run. To elaborate