divorce than those who don’t live together. When people live together before marriage, they ultimately enter marriage with the “test drive” mentality. It’s hard to go from “no commitment” to “commitment” on the basis of a wedding ceremony. Many couples who live together don’t make the transition. The world’s view of marriage emphasizes maximum pleasure with minimum sacrifice. It doesn’t take into account unplanned events such as debilitating illness or financial reversals. Those events require tremendous