Following closely on the heels of the developed nations, Taiwan has experienced for itself the dissolution of the traditional family, sexual liberation, soaring divorce rates, increasing numbers of unmarried adults, and falling birthrates. In this environment, cohabitation represents an alternative to marriage and is becoming something of a trend.
緊隨著已開發國家腳步，走過傳統家庭崩解、性開放、離婚率飆升，甚而不婚、少子化也愈來愈普及的台灣，同居成為婚姻外的新選擇，已是趨勢。