Stayovers are the unique answer to what emerging adults are doing in their relationships." The findings, which are published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, are based on interviews with college-educated adults in committed relationships.
Jamison and the co-author of the study, Lawrence Ganong, found that comfort and convenience are the biggest attractions of stayover relationships among young adults, which allow them to maintain a form of control over the pace of their relationship and their possessions.
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In the other doorway stands the young woman’s mother and father.
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The young lady seats herself and the young man picks up the bouquet, clears his throat and … As he reaches to pick up the box, he remembers that his tie is still askew and he tries to fix it, dropping the bouquet in the process. Testing his slapstick comedy act for the local drama club?
“What is courtship, and how is it different from dating?
” The question came from a Catholic college student involved in the young adult outreach I work for.
The stayovers acts as a stopgap measure between casual dating and long-term commitments.
"It is not a different relationship form," Jamison said.