Singlehood, Cohabitation, and Living Apart Together

Flashcards reviewing key concepts from the lecture on Singlehood, Cohabitation, and Living Apart Together.

What are the categories of singles as mentioned in the lecture?

Never-married singles, divorced singles, and widowed singles.

What factors contribute to individuals delaying marriage?

Need for financial stability, inability to pay for a wedding, doubts about self and partner as potential spouses and parents, quality of relationship, fear of divorce, and bringing children from previous relationships.

What are some benefits of singlehood as compared to marriage?

Freedom to do as one wishes, variety of lovers, spontaneous lifestyle, strong friendships, financial independence, and avoidance of potential divorce stress.

What is 'singlism'?

Stereotyping, stigmatizing, and discriminating against singles.

What defines 'hooking up' according to the lecture?

A sexual encounter between non-committing individuals, ranging from kissing to sexual intercourse.

What are the primary advantages of long-distance relationships?

Space and privacy, potential personal and relationship enhancement.

List the nine types of cohabitation relationships.

Here and now, testers, engaged, money savers, pension partners, alimony maintenance, security blanket, rebellious cohabiters, marriage never.

What are the disadvantages of cohabitation as mentioned in the lecture?

More problems than spouses, feeling used or tricked, parental problems, economic disadvantages, and negative effects on children.

What are some criteria to define a Living Apart Together (LAT) relationship?

Maintaining separate domiciles and helping preserve autonomy.

What will be the future trends regarding singlehood, cohabitation and LAT?

Singlehood will lose some stigma, and both cohabitation and Living Apart Together will increase.

What are the categories of singles as mentioned in the lecture?

Never-married singles, divorced singles, and widowed singles.

What factors contribute to individuals delaying marriage?

Need for financial stability, inability to pay for a wedding, doubts about self and partner as potential spouses and parents, quality of relationship, fear of divorce, and bringing children from previous relationships.

What are some benefits of singlehood as compared to marriage?

Freedom to do as one wishes, variety of lovers, spontaneous lifestyle, strong friendships, financial independence, and avoidance of potential divorce stress.

What is 'singlism'?

Stereotyping, stigmatizing, and discriminating against singles.

What defines 'hooking up' according to the lecture?

A sexual encounter between non-committing individuals, ranging from kissing to sexual intercourse.

What are the primary advantages of long-distance relationships?

Space and privacy, potential personal and relationship enhancement.

List the nine types of cohabitation relationships.

Here and now, testers, engaged, money savers, pension partners, alimony maintenance, security blanket, rebellious cohabiters, marriage never.

What are the disadvantages of cohabitation as mentioned in the lecture?

More problems than spouses, feeling used or tricked, parental problems, economic disadvantages, and negative effects on children.

What are some criteria to define a Living Apart Together (LAT) relationship?

Maintaining separate domiciles and helping preserve autonomy.

What will be the future trends regarding singlehood, cohabitation and LAT?

Singlehood will lose some stigma, and both cohabitation and Living Apart Together will increase.

What are common challenges associated with singlehood, besides 'singlism'?

Loneliness, lack of social support, societal/familial pressure to marry, and potential economic disadvantages.

What are some common disadvantages of long-distance relationships?

High cost of travel, increased risk of infidelity, limited daily intimacy and shared experiences, and slower relationship development.

Describe the 'Testers' type of cohabitation.

Cohabiters who live together to evaluate their compatibility and the potential for a future marriage. They approach living together as a trial period.