Cohabitation and Marriage

Cohabitation and Marriage

Why do many cohabiters reject the idea of a “ downtown” (e.g., civil marriage at a courthouse) marriage even though it is much less expensive? What’s your opinion of the “downtown marriage”? 2. What do authors in the Reading 7-1 mean when they write, “We find that cohabiters feel that marriage ought to occur once something has already changed?” Do you agree with this statement? Why? 3. Why there is increasing number of poor women put motherhood before marriage? Have low-income women rejected marriage? Or their standards for marriage are too high? 4. How important is the marriage to you? With or without marriage, do you receive any type of pressures from your parents or families? I have attached the book for reference and the chapter pages as needed. * For question 4 (Just as a side note to maybe help answer the question, no I did not get pressured from my parents or any family to get married. I chose to get married on my own accord. My marriage is important to me, but I do not think marriage is for everyone. I grew up with my grandparents being married 60+ years and my parents have been married 40+ years. I have been married for 16 years now, so my marriage is important to me and for my kids.) *The number of sources is minimum 1, which would be the book, but can be more if needed. Also, please answer directly to the questions listed.