Emerging Adulthood is a time that comes with a lot of change. Moving out of your parents’ house on your own or in with a partner, comes with more responsibilities and sometimes can be difficult. Individuals who decide to cohabitate with a partner can do it for serval reasons. Individuals may move in together to spend more time together, show commitment, or test the relationship before marriage. It is believed that about 2/3 of emerging adults cohabitate with a romantic partner, and out of that about 50-70% end up actually getting married to someone they cohabitated with before marriage (Gillen, 2015). That being said cohabitation with a partner can have negative effects on that relationship in the future and these should be considered seriously
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A friends with benefits relationship is basically just a friendship that includes sexual behavior, but no real emotional ties. About 43-60% of college students report having been in this type of relationship before (Gillen, 2015). There is a belief that a friends with benefits relationship is good because there is less rejection and absolutely no commitment. Research found that 80 percent of people who have a friends with benefits relationship thought it was possible to have casual sex with a friend, while almost 70 percent of people who have not had a friends with benefits relationship believed that friendship and sex are incompatible(Levine & Mongeau, 2010). It’s like there’s always someone there to have sex with if someone else doesn’t come along. These types of relationships don’t always work out as smoothly as it is believed any times one of the partners may catch feelings for the other person, and the feeling not be mutual. This can lead to drama and ultimately a damaged relationship and friendship. Many individuals in these types of relationships report poor communications between partners and only about 10% turn into real relationships. The other 80% of friends with benefits relationships are split pretty evenly in their outcomes with 33-36% ending sex but continuing to be friends, 28-33% continuing sex with no commitments, and an unfortunate 25-26% brake off sex and their friendships (Gillen,
A friends with benefits relationship is basically just a friendship that includes sexual behavior, but no real emotional ties. About 43-60% of college students report having been in this type of relationship before (Gillen, 2015). There is a belief that a friends with benefits relationship is good because there is less rejection and absolutely no commitment. Research found that 80 percent of people who have a friends with benefits relationship thought it was possible to have casual sex with a friend, while almost 70 percent of people who have not had a friends with benefits relationship believed that friendship and sex are incompatible(Levine & Mongeau, 2010). It’s like there’s always someone there to have sex with if someone else doesn’t come along. These types of relationships don’t always work out as smoothly as it is believed any times one of the partners may catch feelings for the other person, and the feeling not be mutual. This can lead to drama and ultimately a damaged relationship and friendship. Many individuals in these types of relationships report poor communications between partners and only about 10% turn into real relationships. The other 80% of friends with benefits relationships are split pretty evenly in their outcomes with 33-36% ending sex but continuing to be friends, 28-33% continuing sex with no commitments, and an unfortunate 25-26% brake off sex and their friendships (Gillen,