Introduction It is not a new thought that today's young Americans are faced with difficult issues, problems and decisions that past generations never had to question. In a world dominated by technology, media and a challenging economy, many young adults in America are influenced by a wave of opinions and lifestyle choices without much relevant advice from older generations. The Generation Y, or Millennial, group is coming of age in a confusing society with mixed messages. One of these messages that bombards young Americans is the choice of premarital cohabitation. Premarital cohabitation, or living together without being married (Jose, O'Leary & Moyer, 2010), has increased significantly over the past two decades and is now a “natural” lifestyle choice before diving into marriage. Kennedy and Bumpass (2008) state that, “The increase in cohabitation is well documented, so much so that nearly two-thirds of newlyweds cohabited before their first marriage” (as cited in Harvey, 2011, p. 10), this is a surprising contrast compared to the statistics of our grandparents' generations, or even our parents. This is such a growing social behavior that people in society consider cohabitation “necessary” before getting married. Even more, young Americans who choose not to cohabit, for many different reasons, are considered “old-fashioned,” “naive,” or “unintelligent.” This pressure on young people to cohabit before marriage is a serious “modern” challenge; especially when considering research that states: “…most empirical studies find that couples who cohabited before marriage experience significantly higher odds of marital dissolution than their counterparts who did not cohabit before marriage,” stated by Jose (2010) and colleagues (as c...... middle of paper ......riage and Family, 71(2), 298-317 Retrieved from http://p3333-onlinelibrary.wiley.com.linkingservices .exlibrisgroup.com.proxytest.sdsu.edu/doi/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00600.x/pdf Thornton, A. Department of Health and Human Services, (1995, p. 201-215). values ​​and norms related to nonmarital fertility. Retrieved from website: http://books.google.com/books?Unmarried Equality (2013). Retrieved from http://www.unmarried.org/statistics/ Welsh, J.M. (2000 ). Is a North American Generation Emerging? (2012). The State of Our Unions Marriage in 2012 in America: The President's Wedding Agenda. Charlottesville, Virginia: National Project on Marriage, University of Virginia.