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The Trial Run Trap: What Living Together Really Does to Your Relationship

The Trial Run Trap: What Living Together Really Does to Your Relationship

The Psychology Undergrad Podcast · The Psychology Student

March 9, 202637m 10s

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Show Notes

A deep dive into decades of U.S. and German data on cohabitation, showing why the “test‑drive” story doesn’t match the numbers: normalization hasn’t erased higher breakup risk, and couples who slide into moving in—rather than clearly deciding it as a step toward marriage—pay a hidden long‑term cost.