Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxb!mhuxr!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!wmartin From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) Newsgroups: net.singles,net.social Subject: Re: Living in sin? Message-ID: <8053@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Tue, 5-Feb-85 16:29:27 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.8053 Posted: Tue Feb 5 16:29:27 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Feb-85 03:26:05 EST References: <198@tekred.UUCP> <1091@houxm.UUCP> Organization: USAMC ALMSA Lines: 21 Xref: watmath net.singles:5796 net.social:451 For what it is worth (probably nil, seeing as the sample size is so limited): Of the group of people with whom I have social interactions (longtime friendships, etc.), the only couple who was divorced (and had a BAD divorce, at that) was the only couple who had lived together for some years prior to getting married. They married (as far as I know, from what they said) because the female's job was such that it would cause her problems if it was discovered that she was living with her SO unmarried. Admittedly, one of the worst reasons for marriage that I can think of.... Nonetheless, the history of mutual knowledge gleaned from the multi-year period of living together didn't insure a sucessful marriage, or keep them from marrying in mistake. They had a child, conceived after the marriage, which fundamentally changes the situation, of course, so maybe the prenuptual cohabitation isn't enough by itself to prove anything or demonstrate enough to be of much value. Anyway, here's a single data-point for consideration... Regards, Will