Sharing a home changes access, privacy, chores, money, sex and the way conflict works. Know what usually shifts before you assume cohabitation will feel like extended dating.
Living together is not dating with more sleepovers.
The structure changes.
Before, much of your time is selected.
After, much of your time is shared automatically.
That changes access, expectations and the number of small decisions your relationship has to survive.
Tired.
Ill.
Stressed.
Untidy.
The rest of this guide goes beyond the headline idea. It takes you into the patterns, questions and practical decisions that help you apply this to your own relationship.
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