When Live-in Lovers Break Up: The Financial Consequences
Cutting ties isn’t so easy when you’re also roommates.  Cutting
ties isn’t so easy when you’re also roommates.  When a
relationship crumbles, partners are free to go their separate
ways—that is, unless they're also roommates.  These days, it's
common for twentysomethings in a relationship to live together.
According to a recent survey by the National Center for Health
Statistics, about half of women ages 15 to 44 reported they had
a "cohabiting" relationship prior to marriage; about a quarter
of those women said they broke up within three years of living
together.  As many college graduates enter the working world
loaded with student debt, moving in with a partner may seem
logical. However, living with a boyfriend or girlfriend can have
damaging financial consequences should the relationship fall
apart.  This is especially true for the "serial cohabiter," who
bounces from one relationship (and home) to another and loses
money each time. "They think the