Nonetheless, with marriage edging slowly towards extinction, more and more singles are choosing something simpler--living together, which is easier both to get into and out of, and less demanding in terms of rights and duties. Many governments have already responded with policy and legal measures that give cohabitation, which is as old as marriage itself, a more formal standing.
不過，面對婚姻逐漸式微的潮流，愈來愈多未婚者選擇「進出門檻」較低、彼此義務和權利較為單純的同居，許多國家則從政策和法律上回應，讓歷史幾乎和婚姻同樣久遠的同居正式成為一種選擇。