Moving in with your significant other

I don't think the worry should be so much about moving togehter to begin with, but rather, can you live with the idea of giving up 80% of your income for the general cost of living? If you are a homemaker, can you settle on the fact you need to invest 80% of your time to household upkeep? Now that is the make-or-break decision. Those figures may not be that extreme in most cases (espically in younger couples without children), but if you can live with those figures, then you are ready to live with your significant other.

As far as moving in together goes, you have to be completely straight up honest from the beginning of what your expectations will be. I moved in with a roommate (not a sig other, but same type of scenario), and he never did the dishes, never cleaned the bathroom, never vacuumed the floors, would drink all of my alcoholic beverages, etc.. Obviously I went through a solid year of misery, but that is because I took my roommate for granted. Tell him/her that you expect to share chores, share real estate, and negotiate accordingly. Sometimes women demand the entire closet in the master bedroom for themselves, and sometimes men demand a recliner they can call their own. The key is communication before the follow through. Only time will tell if the relationship was meant to be. Also, the last key that many couples forget while getting bogged in the miscommunication, the nagging, and the general comfort zone adjustment is the need for crazy carnal sex. Sex will usually help forget about the current problems, if just for a pause of time.

Good luck!

Jam it back in, in the dark.