一项最新研究发现，结婚前就开始同居的伴侣离婚率要高于婚后才开始同住的伴侣。目前美国大约有70％以上的伴侣处于婚前同居状态，而研究结果表明这并不是一个明智之举。研究人员表示，很多伴侣在同居之初并没有明确的婚姻承诺，而后来走进婚姻大部分是因为已经在同居或者为了避免处理共有财产的麻烦，而这些都是结婚的错误前提。
Couples who shack up before tying the knot are more likely to get divorced than their counterparts who don't move in together until marriage, a new study suggests.
Upwards of 70 percent of U.S. couples are cohabiting these days before marrying, the researchers estimate. The study, published in the February issue of the Journal of Family Psychology, indicates that such move-ins might not be wise.
And it's not because you start to get on one another's nerves. Rather, the researchers figure the shared abode could lead to marriage for all the wrong reasons.
"We think that some couples who move in together without a clear commitment to marriage may wind up sliding into marriage partly because they are already cohabiting," said lead researcher Galena Rhoades of the University of Denver.
Couples might also be nudged into nuptials because of a joint lease or shared ownership of Fido - along with other practicalities.