Commitments to Cohabitation Smart and Stevens (2000) Self-running presentation Click-to-advance presentation

Contingent Commitment Mutual Commitment The couple have not known each other long before cohabiting relationship is established before cohabiting 2. no legal / financial agreements 2. Some legal / financial agreement 3. Children are unplanned (although may be wanted) 3. Children are planned / wanted by both parents 4. Pregnancy predates cohabitation 4. Both parents involved in childcare 5. Significant personal change needed for relationship to work 5. mutually-agreed expectations for the relationship 6. No presumption relationship will work - only a hope 6. A presumption the relationship will last

Contingent Commitment Mutual Commitment The couple have not known each other long before cohabiting relationship is established before cohabiting 2. no legal / financial agreements 2. Some legal / financial agreement 3. Children are unplanned (although may be wanted) 3. Children are planned / wanted by both parents 4. Pregnancy predates cohabitation 4. Both parents involved in childcare 5. Significant personal change needed for relationship to work 5. mutually-agreed expectations for the relationship 6. No presumption relationship will work - only a hope 6. A presumption the relationship will last