Cohabitation IQ Test

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  1. Living together before marriage lowers the chances of divorce.  T or F
  2. Men and women often view living together differently.  T or F
  3. Relationships need to be tested by living together.  T or F
  4. Cohabiting couples are stable once they marry.  T or F
  5. Cohabiting partners make good parents.  T or F
  6. Cohabiting couples think and act in one another’s best interest.  T or F
  7. Men treat women better once there is a long term commitment.  T or F
  8. Cohabitation is mostly a matter of financial and sexual convenience.  T or F
  9. Living together is a sign of increased commitment.  T or F
  10. Living together is risky to any children involved.  T or F

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How did you do? Answers are as follows: 

1.  F     2. T     3. F     4. F     5. F     6. F     7. T     8. F     9. F     10. T

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Born and raised in the Minneapolis, Duane is a Marriage and Family Therapist who has made his home in Rochester for the last 25 years. Duane has been married for 33 years to his wife, Cathy. The two met while doing music at the same church in Minneapolis. Duane and Cathy have two adult daughters, and the family love to travel and play cribbage together. Duane plays guitar and percussion, and the couple still make music together. Duane enjoys gardening, cookouts, hiking, reading, downhill skiing, and hanging out with friends. Duane holds three graduate degrees, two mental health licenses, and two major counseling certifications. He has worked professionally for 37 years in addiction treatment, mental health, clinical social work, pastoral counseling, and marriage and family therapy. Duane is widely regarded as an expert in marriage and family therapy. Following his retirement from Mayo Clinic, Duane founded Healthy Relationships Rochester. This innovative organization is based on developing the concept of Relationship Intelligence through teaching and disseminating best-practice relationship education and skill training programs in a variety of non-clinical settings.