me and my boyfriend....
22 months ago
have been on and off for like a year =] i want 2 do it!
How to live with someone i love
It made me
Not as lonely~ 
"Accept that you will spend the majority of your time with your significant other, so if you can't get along before living together, you definately won't while living together."
How I did it: My boyfriend of about 3 years decided to move in with me this past February. At first it was awkward, like... trying to do private hygiene related stuff (like omg is he planning to spy on me while I'm taking a bath?)... but after awhile it just become lax, just whatever goes. It stopped being weird by the end of the first couple months for me, in fact. I've definately learned more about him, but we didn't argue during our whole relationship up til the point of living together (not to mention we'd rarely disagree before then). But hey, it's not all bad, the new situation definately brought us closer together!
Lessons & tips: I'm definately stressing that you just make sure you two can get along beforehand! Also, accept that you won't have as much privacy or alone time; I mean it depends on the situation but if you go straight from living alone for awhile to living with someone else like I did, it's gonna be a whole world of difference. After awhile, the excitement from the newness will fade and you and your significant other will often end up being bored, together, as a couple! :P
Oh yeah, and for you weirdos that are like "I am such a good person, I'm going to wait til marriage", I'm telling you now that you might as well get married before living together. I was never like that though, I just know some people are.
Resources: My own personal experience, of course.
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Oop, correction.
2 years ago
Done. Worth it. Brings with it a whole new set of difficulties as well as benefits to enjoy, but worth it.
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
2 years ago
I’m not so sure any more that such close quarters is something I could do on a long-term basis without feeling my personal space seriously cramped. I’m removing it from my list, thus. If the opportunity presenting itself ever gets me thinking again that I want to do this, it’ll get a lot more thought from me than I thought it would’ve when I first added it to this list.
I had to chew my arm off...
2 years ago
to get out of the relationship after it turned sour. If I ever do it again I’m going to have to be absolutely sure it’s built to last. Yet that is the hard part, many times ya just can’t tell.
Drives me mad
3 years ago
Me & my partner having been living together for a while now & although he drives me mad i wouldn’t want to live without him now.
There are positives and negatives to this
3 years ago
He is one of the best roomates I have ever had. I usually find it extremely difficult to live with others, but I am glad that I am living with him. He is one of the most caring and thoughtful individuals I have ever met and I get to encounter that every day. He is also an awesome chef. We have very similar living habits, so dealing with a roomate that is slacking off on their part of cleaing isn’t an issue.
The negatives- Sometimes I feel trapped and other times I feel like I am suffocating him…
We live together so there isn’t much independence in that union. Overall, it can make things difficult.
I can’t say that I wouldn’t want to change the living conditions in any way, but I can say at this time I am overall pleased to be living with him. I have grown much closer to him due to it and that makes it all worth while.
Untitled
3 years ago
my boyfriend broke up with his fiancee for me. we moved in together a month later. i am thankful everyday for the art of co-habitation.
Untitled
3 years ago
I’ve lived with my boyfriend since December of ‘04, and it’s been the happiest time of my life.
Untitled
3 years ago
Most times I’ve chosen who I lived with, it was people I loved. Moving one when the love is gone is pretty indispensable. Now I live with a great guy…that I love.
