Men and Women Often Expect Different Things When They Move In Together. By Bradford Wilcox. The Atlantic, July 8, 2013.
Cohabitation and Marriage Intensity: Consolidation, Intimacy, and Commitment. By Michael Pollard and Kathleen Mullan Harris. RAND Working Paper, June 2013.
Commitment: Functions, Formation, and the Securing of Romantic Attachment. By Scott M. Stanley, Galena K. Rhoades, and Sarah W. Whitton. Journal of Family Theory and Review, Vol. 2, No. 4 (December 2010).
The Role of Cohabitation in Family Formation: The United States in Comparative Perspective. By Patrick Heuveline and Jeffrey M. Timberlake. Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 66, No. 5 (December 2004).
Heterosexual Cohabitation in the United States: Motives for Living Together among Young Men and Women. By Pamela J. Smock, Penelope Huang, Wendy D. Manning, and Cara A. Bergstrom. Population Studies Center, August 2006.
Sliding Versus Deciding: Inertia and the Premarital Cohabitation Effect. By Scott M. Stanley, Galena Kline Rhoades, and Howard J. Markman. Family Relations, Vol. 55, No. 4 (October 2006).
The Downside of Cohabiting Before Marriage. By Meg Jay. New York Times, April 14, 2012.
The Timing of Cohabitation and Engagement: The Impact on First and Second Marriages. By Scott M. Stanley, Galena K. Rhoades, Paul R. Amato, Howard J. Markman, and Christine A. Johnson. Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 72, No. 4 (August 2010).
The Pre-Engagement Cohabitation Effect: A Replication and Extension of Previous Findings. By Galena K. Rhoades, Scott M. Stanley, and Howard J. Markman. Journal of Family Psychology, Vol. 23, No. 1 (February 2009).
