chapter 5 - Playing House

1.
The question is "Do the chances of a successful  marriageactually improve by cohabiting?" And I think her answer is NO, she used many reports which show that cohabitation can suppress the development of a high level of commitment. People select cohabitation may end up no happy ending because their relation without any pressure to move on and make a real commitment.




2.
The cohabiting couples lack both specialization and commitment in their relationship. They live more financially and emotionally independent of one another to allow themselves the freedom to leave. This often results in less monogamous, short-term relationship. They find it much harder to trust each other financially without any legal bond.


Married couples specialize. They pool their money, time, and other resources, creating a higher quality lifestyle. They have more invested in their relationship and think longer before acting on their impulses and stepping outside of the relationship.




3.
I think Leigh dose not prefer cohabiting since he pointed out  those disadvantages of cohabiting. I think she encourage people choose marriage; try to responsible for every choice they made and try hard to make the marriage work out. 




4.
I think the works cited are sufficient. They show the sources those were used in this research paper. However, I think as a research paper, it should have more sources.




5.
I think she can point out another advantage like Hospital Visitation. Also Gay people's marriage should be discussed since gay marriage are not allowed in many countries. These people can only choose cohabiting because they don't have the right to get married legally.