According to the text's discussion,cohabitation:
A) provides a good testing ground for marriage and curtails divorce.
B) increases the rate of divorce because people who cohabitate are difficult to live with.
C) increases the rate of divorce because people who cohabitate probably have fewer qualms about divorce.
D) decreases the rate of divorce because cohabitants know their partners better than those who do not cohabitate prior to marriage.

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The text indicates that cohabitation is associated with a higher risk of divorce because people who choose to cohabitate may have fewer inhibitions about divorce and may be less committed to the idea of marriage. Cohabitation does not necessarily provide a good testing ground for marriage, as the dynamics of living together before marriage may not accurately reflect the realities of a lifelong commitment. Additionally, it is not accurate to say that people who cohabitate are generally more difficult to live with, or that cohabitation decreases the rate of divorce because there is no evidence to support either claim.

According to the Text's Discussion,cohabitation