What should I lay out before moving in with my boyfriend?
My boyfriend and I have been dating for about ten months now and we are moving in with each other into an apartment in this college town. I am a 21y.o student studying but soon leaving for Australia to study abroad. He is 27, graduated two years ago with a Political Science degree and has a job at the same school I go to (go beavers!) He is going to leave at the same time I leave for AUS for Washington DC for a job. So we are going to live together for seven months before we go our own ways.
As far as living we are both bad at doing dishes but we see eye to eye about how things should be clean. I am more concerned for carpooling (since I am car-less and we found a place 2 miles from campus rather than 2 blocks,) and the splitting of groceries.
What should I say as far as living with him, our relationship after we split up, and all that shit. Any good tips? Thanks!
OMG what a convoluted question… where to start? You seem to be so matter-of-fact about you both going your separate ways in seven months! I would seriously question the logic behind cohabiting for that time, especially as your biggest worry appears to be how you’re going to get to college 2 miles away and who’s going to pay for the groceries.
Living with a lover is more than grocery shopping and car-pooling, in fact they shouldn’t even be considered in the equation. If you are emotionally attached to each other and it’s not just a physical relationship, your biggest worry should be how are you going to leave each other and is it the right thing to do and if it isn’t, why are you going through with it.
Not that we don’t want you in Australia, but wouldn’t it be better for both of you, if you studied whatever it is you were coming here for, but in Washington DC, then you could buy a dishwasher together and live happily ever after!
Is that a booger in your nose??
