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Couples who share a roof before marriage are more likely to get divorced. Cosmo explores how cohabitation can threaten a happily-ever-after future.
When Kristina Mahaffey moved in with her boyfriend of a couple months, she didn't think twice about it. After all, she was only 22, she was having fun, and it seemed like the thing to do. But her carefree attitude began to change as the reality of living together sunk in. Besides sharing a home, she and her boyfriend opened a joint bank account to pay the bills. After a few years, her family started asking her about their plans for the future. "I remember going to bed with this cloud over my head," she says. "I would ...