Donna, a 33-year-old divorcee with two sons, and Mark, a 50-year-old divorcee with two daughters, become engaged and live together. Although they are strongly committed to one another, they never actually go ahead with the marriage. This is an example of

A. cohabitation.
B. both cohabitation and an extended family.
C. an extended family.
D. heterogamy.


Answer: A

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