Cohabitation has skyrocketed in recent decades, but the idea isn't as new as you might think. The last chapter of Unmarried to Each Other explores the history of cohabitation, explains where we are today, and points toward a future that embraces and supports relationships and families, married or not. You'll learn:

- How "marriage" in ancient Egypt was more like cohabitation

- How committed, unmarried relationships were perfectly acceptable throughout most of history, from early Judaism to 18th century Scotland to many Native American tribes

- How some pundits "lie with statistics" in their doomsday predictions about the future of marriage and family

- The top ten states and cities for cohabitation

- How many cohabiting couples ultimately get married, break up, or stay together unmarried

- How Canada, France, and Sweden are leaving the U.S. in the dust when it comes to keeping up with the realities of families today

- Why supposedly "pro-family" American policies actually harm children and adult

- 10 laws and policies that need to be changed in order to treat all families fairly, married and unmarried

- What you can do to make a difference in the family diversity movement

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