The first partnership: new trends – TF1

INED has just published the results of its investigation “The first life pair : recent developments” conducted among 7825 men and women aged 26-65 years. At the time of the PACS, the common-law … of the crisis, the Institute was interested in how new generations lived their first cohabiting couples experience, compared to their elders.

The median age at which one moves for the first time with his partner, 22.8 years for women and 25.8 years for men, stabilized following a long period of decline. “Half of the men and women born in the early 1950s had already lived a married life respectively 21.6 years and 23.2 years,” says the study.

Moving and commitment

Rather than settle for two in a new home it became more common to move in with one of the two members of the couple. If 67% of men and women born in the 50s ones are installed two into a new home, they were only 50% for those born in the 80 It is common for women born around the year 80 to move into the housing of their spouse, we count on a 4. conduct attributed to prolonged education for women delaying entry into the labor market and therefore of life couple.

Moving couple does not mean Wedding so far. “The first couple formation, which often emerges today as people are at the design stage, and is increasingly taking the form of an experiment of a way of life, and enrolled fewer and least possible prospect of marriage and family formation “says sociologist Wilfried Rault.

later Marriage

The marriage occurs more and later. “In the generations born between 1953 and 1957, most people were already married at age 30 (74% of women and 66% of men), or even to 25 years (64% and 54%). Among those born a quarter of a century later (1978-1982), only 16% of women and 7% of men were married 25 years. ” the study reveals.