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1
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Median age for marriage for men and women?

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28.7; 26.5

2
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singlehood

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state of being unmarried

3
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loneliness

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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

4
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hanging out

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going out in groups where the agenda is to meet others and have fun

5
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hooking up

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having a one-time sexual encounter in which there are generally no expectations of seeing one another again

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cohabitation

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two unrelated adults involved in an emotional and sexual relationship who sleep in the same residence at least four nights a week

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POSSLQs

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an acronym used by the US census bureau that stands for people of the opposite sex sharing living quarters

8
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8 types of cohabitation

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  1. here and now-no future thoughts
  2. testers-seeing if living together works
  3. Engaged
  4. Money Savers-economic convenience
  5. pension partners-dont get married to keep pensions from previous marriage
  6. security blanket cohabiters-need for security rather than attraction
  7. rebellious cohabiters-making statements
  8. marriage never
9
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Domestic partnership

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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