Being SingleBeing Single

Presented by:Presented by:

Amy TobiaAmy Tobia

Zachary PryorZachary Pryor

Hey! Are you single?Hey! Are you single?

Clearly Single

Marital Status in the U.S.Marital Status in the U.S.

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The chart shows..The chart shows..

A steady increase in A steady increase in the percentage of the percentage of never married adults never married adults over the past forty over the past forty years.years.

That there seem to That there seem to be more people that be more people that are single in today’s are single in today’s society than there has society than there has been in the past.been in the past.

The traditional family The traditional family unit (married couple unit (married couple with children under with children under 18) is becoming less 18) is becoming less prevalent.prevalent.

More and more young More and more young people today prefer to people today prefer to be single because it be single because it offers them more offers them more freedom to live a “no freedom to live a “no strings attached” life strings attached” life style.style.

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Single people and goalsSingle people and goals

More people are More people are postponing marriage postponing marriage to pursue educational to pursue educational and career goals.and career goals.

People are getting People are getting married and having married and having children at later ages children at later ages due to this.due to this.

POSSLQPOSSLQ

Stands for: Person of Opposite Sex Stands for: Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters.Sharing Living Quarters.

The official term used for Cohabiters.The official term used for Cohabiters.Cohabitation is an intimate relationship in Cohabitation is an intimate relationship in

which people live as though they are which people live as though they are married but without legal sanction.married but without legal sanction.

Who Cohabits?Who Cohabits?

People of all age People of all age groups and groups and socioeconomically socioeconomically levels in our society levels in our society participate in this.participate in this.

Most common in Gay Most common in Gay and Lesbian couples, and Lesbian couples, due to most states due to most states laws on gay and laws on gay and lesbian marriage.lesbian marriage.

Why do people cohabit?Why do people cohabit?

It is an alternative to the loneliness that It is an alternative to the loneliness that can accompany living alone.can accompany living alone.

Creates a home life.Creates a home life.Cohabitation provides a consistent Cohabitation provides a consistent

relationship without the legal constraints.relationship without the legal constraints.Even elderly people don’t want to be tied Even elderly people don’t want to be tied

down.down.

Styles of Cohabitation

Part time/limitedcohabitation

Premarital cohabitation

Substitute Marriage

Part time/limited cohabitationPart time/limited cohabitation

More frequent overnight More frequent overnight stays lead to this type of stays lead to this type of relationship.relationship.

Since they do not make Since they do not make a formal arrangement, a formal arrangement, they may not have they may not have resolved issues such as resolved issues such as whether to share whether to share expenses or date expenses or date others.others.

Premarital cohabitationPremarital cohabitation

People who expect to get married live People who expect to get married live together beforehand.together beforehand.

Sometimes takes the form of a trial Sometimes takes the form of a trial marriage in which couples decide to test marriage in which couples decide to test their relationship before making a more their relationship before making a more permanent commitment.permanent commitment.

Substitute marriageSubstitute marriage

Couples that decide to make a long-term Couples that decide to make a long-term commitment to live together without commitment to live together without getting married.getting married.

Some people enter into substitute Some people enter into substitute marriages out of fear of a legal marriages out of fear of a legal commitment.commitment.

Cohabitation: Benefit or risk?Cohabitation: Benefit or risk?

Cohabitating couples Cohabitating couples who eventually get who eventually get married are more married are more likely eventually get likely eventually get divorced then are divorced then are those who do not those who do not cohabit prior to cohabit prior to marriage.marriage.

They are more at risk, They are more at risk, statistically speaking.statistically speaking.