More Couples Cohabit

"First comes love, then comes ... living together? With a majority of married couples living together before they say their vows, according to University of Pittsburgh sociologist Sambriddhi Kharel, the notion of a husband carrying his wife over the threshold of their new house has gone the way of powder-blue tuxes. Now, couples routinely live together, or co-habitate, in "trial" periods, which mark the new step between dating and marriage. . . .
Nationally, an estimated 12 million people, more than 15,000 of which live in Pittsburgh, have made the same decision, according to the 2004 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey. And for those baby boomers who think they broke all the rules, the census also shows the number of unmarried couples living together increased tenfold between 1960 and 2000." By Rochelle Hentges, Pittsburgh Trib p.m. Link to Article (last visited 1-25-06 NVS)