同居时代:婚前同居情况越来越普遍
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unmarried">unmarried</span> <span word="cohabiting">cohabiting</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 17 <span word="fold">fold</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1960 <span word="and">and</span> 2010, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Census">Census</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p>根据美国人口普查局最新报告显示，美国未婚同居情侣人数在1960年至2010年间增加了17倍以上。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cohabitation">cohabitation</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span>: <span word="It">It</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="cheaply">cheaply</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="encourages">encourages</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="specialization">specialization</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="spouse">spouse</span>.</p><p>同居的好处显而易见：二人生活更省钱，从而带来规模经济效益；同时二人生活还有利于经济分工，各自管好擅长领域，其余事情留给另一半。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="Rent">Rent</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1,000 <span word="cohabiting">cohabiting</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> 32 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="was">was</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span>”.</p><p>根据房地产租赁网站<span word="Rent">Rent</span>.<span word="com">com</span>对全美1000名同居者进行的一项最新研究显示，32%的人认为同居有助于判断对方是否就是“命中注定的那个人”。</p><p><span word="Ellen">Ellen</span> <span word="Mayr">Mayr</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 25-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Brisbane">Brisbane</span>, <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="boyfriend">boyfriend</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="advocate">advocate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cohabitation">cohabitation</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span>: “<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reflection">reflection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="stressors">stressors</span>.”</p>
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