Click on the link to get the full article discussing each of the following marriage myths. Of particular interest to me is Myth #3 as many of the over 200 couples I've married have been living together.
The article doesn't go into any numbers but the research I've read suggests that those who live together before marriage are twice as likely to divorce as those who don't live together first. And those who have been divorced are twice as likely to divorce a second time.
Myth #1: Marriage benefits men much more than women.
Myth #2: The keys to long-term marital success are good luck and romantic love.
Myth #3: Couples who live together before marriage are able to test how well suited they are for each other and have more satisfying and longer-lasting marriages than couples who do not.
Myth #4: People cannot be expected to stay in a marriage for a lifetime as they did in the past because we live so much longer today.
Myth #5: Marriage will make me happy.
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