Young adults are waiting more and more to tie the knot. There are many reasons why young adults are waiting to get married. One main reason is, they are afraid to financially support each other. This is a fear mostly with men. They are afraid to be the main source of income. Men and women are also afraid of committment. They are afraid that their marriage won't work out and that they will end up divorcing each other. So instead, they cohabitate to see or test if they will "get a long". Statistics show that couples who cohabitate are most likely to seperate when they get married. I believe that cohabitating can bring so much damage to their relationship and future chldren. Most children from cohabiting families don't have a mom or a dad because they seperate. The children are most likely to experience poverty because of the unstable income.