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Originally Posted by fantASTic
Obviously. But it seemed like the general consensus was that living together causes divorces, which is NOT necessarily true. Hence, the link, to show that just because two things are linked together does not make it a cause and effect.
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No one said it "causes" divorce. At least not people who can think nonlinearly.
The statement was made that couples that cohabitate are more likely to not get married and divorce when they do get married.
The wording is extremely important because it conveys a difference between correlation, increased likelihood, and causation. Since correlation is not causation.