Cohabitation<br>
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The National Statistical Office released a report called "Women's Life through Statistics" on Wednesday that quantified the significant demographic changes the nation has undergone in the past few decades. The report said that 11.6 percent of all marriages last year were second marriages for both husbands and wives. The same figure in 1990 was only 4.7 percent. The percentage of marriages that were the first for both spouses decreased 79 percent from 89.3 percent in 1990. <br>
According to the statistics, our marriage culture is changing dramatically. We have the second highest divorce rate it the world, and the average age for getting married for the first time is getting higher each year. Some people even prefer staying single forever. In light of such high divorce rates, some people are arguing that more couples should "live together" before actually getting married. So that is the topic of this week's discussion. What do you think about "living together" before a marriage? What are the pros and cons? If you are single now, would you live together before marrying someone? I think we can talk about various things related to this topic. I'll be looking forward to reading interesting comments from you. Have a wonderful week.<br>
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Questions for discussion<br>
1. Why do you think cohabitation is on the rise these days? <br>
2. What are the pros and cons of cohabitation? <br>
3. Let's talk about side effects of cohabitation, particularly to young people. What do you think about the opinion that cohabitation can ruin female's life? What do you think about some young generation who think that they have right to live with his or her sweetheart? <br>
4. When you have a chance to cohabit, are you going to do that? <br>
5. Someone says that cohabitation can reduce the divorce rate. What do you think about this opinion? <br>
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