1. Males have had more experience, and share it with others openly. It is interesting that they show conservative attitudes towards cohabitation while their behaviors seem to be liberal.
2. Generally females are positive towards cohabitation, but the females who have no experience of it tend to be more negative and conservative. In addition, the inexperienced females are likely to accept their friends' cohabitation, while they are against their own one.
3. There was a clear cultural difference; the atmosphere surrounding cohabitation and men and women's thoughts on it are more conservative in Asia than in Western countries.
4. Considering disadvantages of cohabitation, females are worried about less responsibility in the relationship and children who might be born during cohabitation. It is interpreted that most women are worrying about the fact that the females can be easily victims of cohabitation. Interestingly, men seem not to be worried about the children and to want to get married or to have an abortion in case they do get pregnant. Also, males do not like too dependent relationship with their cohabitation partner. We can see these are very irresponsible responses.
5. Sexual relationship, convenience, and financial reasons are one of the main reasons of cohabitation as well as testing before marriage. Also, love regardless marriage drives males and females to cohabit.
6. In conclusion, even though males and females are positive in general towards cohabitation, some of them take negative and conservative views of it. Also, Asian men and women are more conservative than Western. There are many reasons for cohabitation and different views between men and women especially to the disadvantage of cohabitation.
1. A large number of males and females regard 'testing before marriage' as the best advantage of cohabitation. However, it is pointed out that most cohabitation relationships last only less than one year, as the experienced males and females answered.
2. Females become more open to cohabitation than before, and some of them even choose cohabitation for sexual relationship and financial reasons.
1. If I had a greater number of respondents, I could obtain more distinctly different views between males and females.
2. Cultural and age differences might complicate the results and interfere with differences in views between males and females.
3. Asian women are reserved; so they might not want to talk about their cohabitation even if they have experienced it.
1. Cohabitation has fewer responsibilities and obligations to the partner, so it would easily end up with suffering and misery if people start it simply.
2. To have successful cohabitation, thinking it over and thorough planning are necessary.
