In the past, people were expected to find a mate, join together and create a productive family unit. ... While decades ago a couple "living in sin" might have been looked on askance by others, today it is very common for two people to choose to live together before marriage. ...

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In the not so distant past, reasons both cultural and economic prevented many couples from taking this step, even in unhappy relationships. ... Up until around this time the Irish constitution was very closely linked to the teachings of the Roman Catholic church which viewed divorce as a sin (Dillon, 1993). ...

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