Week 12 post 2

In my first blog post for this week I discussed about the changes that are happening within our society such as individuals waiting longer to get married since they are pursuing a higher education or entering the workforce before marriage. For our discussion this week we each took the survey of men and woman putting in order characteristics of what they thought of their spouse after fifteen years of marriage which leads to the topic of relationships. Relationships are considered the most important things happening during the period of emerging adulthood (Berger, 534).  Also not only relationships between the same sex but with opposite sex during the period of emerging adulthood allows one to feel they have others to support them and encourage them. Not only do friends support each other but develop a close relationships, such as roommates in college they may develop a close bond with one another. One thing to point out is since the amount of use of technology has increased over time there are more ways for individuals to connect and create new relationships and bonds with others at a faster rate than ever. Along the lines of relationships what do you think about cohabitation, do you think it’s effective, allows for one to have a better marriage? From recent statistics and learning from our textbook and my marriage and family class the amount of individuals choosing to cohabit before deciding to get married has increased.  The reason that individuals/couples may decide to cohabitate is to get an experience of what it may be like to be married or develop a “closer bond” or feel more emotionally attached. Couples in a relationship from the results of the characteristics chosen decided that there spouse was there best friend. I think that is the most important characteristic and that the relationship between the two is a commitment to leading a long lasting marriage.