Tung, Jessica Lok SzeJessica Lok SzeTung2015-04-252015-04-252013http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/2248Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.) -- Hong Kong Shue Yan University, 2013.Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-63).vii, 72 p.This thesis is conducted to examine the perspectives of the married and cohabited couples regarding the factors that affect an individual’s view point of a romantic relationship of the population in Hong Kong. 17 interviewees were invited for an interview between October 2012 and March 2013. 8 couples and 1 individual were recruited by purposive sampling to participate in this study. 3 pairs were cohabited, 3 pairs were married, and 2 pairs were married, they had engaged in cohabitation and then got married at the time they were interviewed. The narrative analysis was used as the method of analysis. The participants reported their stories based on their development and process of the relationship. The interview results showed that both cohabiting and married participants indicated that commitment was essential in a relationship.eng chiCouples PsychologyMan-woman relationships.Thesis