Median age for marriage for men and women?
28.7; 26.5
singlehood
state of being unmarried
loneliness
subjective evaluation that the number of relationships a person has is smaller than the person desires or that intimacy the person wants has not been realized
hanging out
going out in groups where the agenda is to meet others and have fun
hooking up
having a one-time sexual encounter in which there are generally no expectations of seeing one another again
cohabitation
two unrelated adults involved in an emotional and sexual relationship who sleep in the same residence at least four nights a week
POSSLQs
an acronym used by the US census bureau that stands for people of the opposite sex sharing living quarters
8 types of cohabitation
- here and now-no future thoughts
- testers-seeing if living together works
- Engaged
- Money Savers-economic convenience
- pension partners-dont get married to keep pensions from previous marriage
- security blanket cohabiters-need for security rather than attraction
- rebellious cohabiters-making statements
- marriage never
Domestic partnership
a relationship in which individuals who live together are emotionally and financially interdependent and are given some kind of official recognition by a city or corporation so as to receive partner benefits
