Casual Dating and Divorce.
Casual Relationships and Divorce.
Social relations psychologists and sociologists have long believed that casual encounters and cohabitation before
marriage leads to higher divorce rates. However, the link is difficult to make on your own (there are many possible confounding factors) and
many studies show the opposite trend.
The way you ask questions and who you ask about casual dating has a big influence on the type of
results you get on this topic. If you ask happy couples in casual and married relationships, they will show similar patterns in satisfaction
and happiness. The same goes for unhappy couples. In other words, the evidence showing that couples are less happy and more likely to
divorce may come from the couple in question, not the style of the relationship. Casual encounters may or may not lead to higher divorce rates
in the future, depending on who you are dating and the likelihood of a long-term relationship. Scientists don't quite agree.
