Moving in with your significant other

Well, if you think it's going to get really serious with a person, moving in is a logical step. Well, more than that, I believe it's a necessary step, because you don't want to jump into an engagement, or worse, a marriage if you've never even lived day in and day out with someone for at least a few months. It can be scary and sometimes it doesn't work out, but if it does, your love for each other will be stronger, and different in a way. I think love evolves into more of a great appreciation for each other's company, when you're with the person all the time.

A lot of people say you really need to get to know the person's habits and see what annoys you about them, but honestly, if you know someone well and have spent more than a date with them at a time, you probably know most of these things and accept them. What moving in really shows is tolerance for each other, and most importantly, living with each other when you're not "on", when you're tired and groggy from work. Heh, yeah WORK is a good test. A true test of a relationship is living with each other when one or both of you are working, and you're too tired to try really hard with anything or even have good sex. I always imagined after-work relaxation with my significant other as an awesome thing; cuddling up under the covers while eating popcorn and watching a movie. But, many nights weren't like that. People are agitated after work. They dont want to do anything. A lot of times they'll snap at you. It takes a lot of compromise to make things work.

Of course, you know all of this, as you've done this whole bit before. Not trying to necessarily give you advice Shorty, because it seems you only wanted to start discussion about this (I'd imagine you would have put this in ANGST for advice). But if you're looking for an opinion, move in with the guy if you're looking for something serious. Best of luck to you.

Jam it back in, in the dark.