REASONS WHY

MODERN COUPLES
LIVE TOGETHER
BEFORE GETTING
MARRIED
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Giovanni Estaco
Diana Mae Baylon
Carl Timothy Lareza
Cherrylyn Tangpuz
Philip Novio
 Background of the Study

• Cohabitation has seemingly been widely

adapted for some unknown reason/s
• Marriage statistics in the Phil. show that
the total marriage registrants declined by
roughly 14.4 percent according to PSA.
Marriage statistics
Conceptual Framework
Unmarried couples

• Socio-economic Status
• No. of children
• Age
• Societal manipulation
Environmental influence
Peers
 Statement of the Problem

1.) Why don't they get married first before

living together?
2.) What are the possible factors that hinder
them to be officially married?
3.) What are their ideas of marriage?
Definition of terms

• Married couples
• Marriage
• Cohabitation
• Live-in partners/Cohabitors
 Significance of the Study

The study will benefit the following:

• The society
• The Filipino youth
• Cohabitors/ live in partners
• The future researchers
Scope and delimitation

• Brgy. San Jose, Dulag, Leyte

 Related Literature

• Fellizar, Kristine (2015).

• More Millenials are Cohabiting and are

less living with a spouse.
 Methodology
• Research design
Case-study research design
• Locale of the Study
Barangay San Jose, Dulag, Leyte
• Respondents of the Study
21st century cohabitors
• Research Instruments
*Interview questionaires
*Semi-structured interview
• Data Gathering Procedure
*Seek authorization to the shool
head, research adviser and Brgy.
Captain
• Ethical Consideration
* Assure confidentiality
Data Presentation and Analysis

• Instability in Socioeconomic
aspect
• Lack of knowledge on the
perceived essence of marriage
• Preferability of cohabitation
 Conclusion

• Cohabitation is not constraining after all, any

social prejudgement must be eradicated.

• The gradual declination of the marriage

registrants in the Phil. was possibly due to
the the three findings brought by the data
gathered.
 Recommendation
• Still adviseable to couples to get married.
• Implies to give proper education to the
youth about the subject.
• Avoid prejudgement towards live in
partners.
• Conduct other study which aims to
understand the psychological aspect of the
cohabitors.