Evaluating how you are keeping up with the lectures and readings

write 200-400 words discussing the course materials we have covered from weeks 4-5. Pose questions to your peers at the end of your post, share links to relevant news/articles, and respond to each other. We are evaluating how you are keeping up with the lectures and readings—in other words, show us that you’re engaging with the course materials!
Prompt
In Chapter 7, Eshleman & Bulcroft compare and contrast engagement and nonmarital cohabitation. Consider the difference in meaning and purpose.
Why might some couples prefer one over the other? How might different social settings affect couples’ preferences?
need 2 citations from the lecture notes(need to show the date) and 2 citations from the book(Chapter 7, Eshleman & Bulcroft)