Moving in with your significant other

I don't believe in stats. It's just a number and that number has no effect on you personally. Just because 50% of people divorce doesn't mean you will too. Everyone is different.

My boyfriend and I do not live together but are planning to do so very soon. We work together and I see him for 90% of the day, weekdays and weekends. We do everything togther and although most people would consider that a badthing in terms of "getting sick of the other person", we've been together 3 years and it never gets dull. It's almost liek we do live together and people can say that, because of how much we see each other, it will ruin the relationship, I just laugh. No one knows how close we are and how much fun we have. He doesn't have to spend all that time with me but he does. He always wants us to go out and do something together.

Just don't let anyone tell you otherwise and don't even bother looking at stats. It's up to you and your boyfriend to make it work. I'm sure you will do fine ^_^

Jam it back in, in the dark.

It's very easy to say such things when you are looking at the relationship from the outside. No one here knows either of us or knows how we are. We know our future, we have it planned out. He is older than I am and he wants to settle down. I am very mature for my age and I am not one of those to go out and "play the field". People can judge me all they want. That's the kind of person I am, that is what I want in life. I have found someone that I am completely happy with. We have gone on tons of vacations staying in hotels for a week or more. We've done it so many times that we get a glimpse of what life under the same roof would be like. It's not like we are just going to jump into a house and have no idea what to expect. We have spent a ton of time together away on vacation.

I don't believe in stats no matter what anyone says. Just because it's s stat doesn't mean you are bound to be a part of it. There are tons of couples out there who have stayed together with that one person their entire lives. If anyone knows who The Cure is, singer Robert Smith married his high school sweetheart and they have been together for ages. My grandparents are both 74 and they celebrated their 50th anniversary almost 3 years ago. A stat is a stat. It doesn't mean it's a sure bet you'll be the latest negative stat.

I know what it feels like to be "free" and what it feels like to be "tied down" and frankly, I'd prefer to be in his company. I don't have to go everywhere with him and do everything with him at all. If he wants to go to the bar with his buddies, I let him. If I want to go see my mom and go shopping, I do it. It's not liek we have to do every single thing togther and look at each other every waking moment. If we want to do our own thing, we do it. A relationship shouldn't be entirely about being tied down. You should also include freedom time as well. It's a balance that every relationship should have.

As for bills, we split them right now anyways. There's a cell phone bill, which is a couples plan,a TV bill, a grocery bill and a dog bill that is split evenly. We already have bills planned out for when we move in. Trust me, we aren't unprepared at all. It's a process that has been in the works for some time now. ^_^

There's nowhere I can't reach.