Tuesday, 16 March 2010
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Sharing the Couch: Cohabitation?
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Anyone who lives in the tri-state area and even other parts of the EC may have experienced a nasty storm this past weekend. 50 mile per hour winds have a habit of knocking down trees and powerlines. In the middle of the night, I was stranded at my girlfriend's house with no power on and even if we liked the unexpected chance to bond more, we had little else to do but talk.We ended up on the topic of getting our own place together. At first she said "not until maybe two years from now." Makes sense, especially since we need to be more financially rooted. But she seemed more eager about the idea some moments later, letting it slip from her tongue that maybe she really wouldn't mind us living together, even if it wouldn't happen now.
While I was the one who brought up the topic in the first place, I'm honestly a bit scared by the idea. Just a bit. Just like anything in a relationship, you gotta take things as they come. And for all the generalized advice out there, some things are just relative and totally dependent on the couple in question. Errr, but really, I'm kinda shooting in the dark about this. I'd really appreciate advice from some of my fellow Mancouchers.
One thing she pointed out is that we'd end up exposing each other to our living habits. I'm just short enough of a slob to be presentable, mostly because I share a room with my teenage brother. My girlfriend, who's a neatness and organization freak, would faint if she were to come into my room (which she's already well aware of). I'm the kind of dude who'd be like "ooh, that's where you went! Omnom!" on a piece of starburst hiding inside the couch. She refuses to eat a day old taco or slice of pizza.
You know, at least she feels comfortable sharing sleeping space with me on just a couch (well okay, a couch-bed, but we didn't even fold it down). So that's definitely a good sign.
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I was left with the decision of 'stay in Ohio' or 'move to New Jersey and see him night and day'. While it was a leap and experimental for both of us, I took seeing him every day to seeing him once every three months. It's really not that bad, as long as you can realize that your SO is indeed human as well. When he's healthy and clean, I love him. When I'm rubbing his shoulders because he drank bad coffee and he's vomiting his guts out all night, I'll still love him. When he doesn't clean for days on end...I will still, grudgingly, love him.
my bf and i talked about this topic too and even though it seems like a million years from now, it scares me too so you're not the only one. i'm not a slob and neither is he but what comes to mind is that we're going to be exposed to each other more than anything and at the end of the night, i won't be able to go back to my own place and just have some space because the place we'll be living in is my place also. i'm not sure if he's worried about it but i am. and i'm a control freak, and he might not like that too much. i guess when the time comes, you'll know. im hoping that's true for me also.
My boyfriend asked me to get an apartment with him once. I knew he was a slob because I stayed in his dorm with him for a whole week once. He is the messiest person I know. I am the second messiest person I know, but I pretend to be neat, so he has no idea. LOL
I've lived with a million boyfriends. Always remember: Only ONE of you on he lease. If it goes sour, who cares?