Marriage vs cohabitation – an alternative or opposite? An attempt to define cohabitation in opposition to marriage
Marriage vs cohabitation – an alternative or opposite? An attempt to define cohabitation in opposition to marriage

Summary/Abstract: Thesis. Informal relationships are very popular in modern times. The number ofpeople choosing marriage is slowly decreasing. The author of the article discerns thesimilarities and differences between cohabitation and marriage. The author puts forward the thesis that it is impossible to assess whether marriage is superior to cohabitationand vice versa. Concept. The author presents the definitions and legal regulations of marriage andcohabitation. Additionally she lists the types of cohabitation and types of marriage. Results and conclusion. In times of “liquid postmodernity” one should accept the coexistence of marriage and cohabitation, without assessing which of these forms is better, more beneficial, richer. Originality/Cognitive value. In the subject literature cohabitation is presented as a short-term relationship, deprived of mutual obligations of partners, based only on sexual attachment and living together. It stands in opposition to marriage, which is as a permanent relationship based on mutual obligations of spouses and a strong emotional bond.

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