She Wants to Get Married

So, she wants to get hitched.  I'm assuming you don’t.  But you don’t want to breakup either.  Simple solution: ask her to move in!  Remember when I said that there are few experiences worse than looking for an apartment?  From what I can tell, divorce is one of them!

Living together is like a free software trial.  You get all the pros and cons of married life without the crippling financial downfall of a divorce if things don’t work out.  On the other hand, if you REALLY don’t want to lose her then maybe you should marry her before she realizes how gross you are.  Which brings me to: 

The End of Mystery

Having separate apartments is a great way to hide how disgusting you both are.  And trust me, you both are.   Men, women, it makes no difference.  We’re all gross in different ways. Before you even consider moving in together, you better take a second to think about that.  And I don’t want to hear, “Oh my girlfriend’s not like that.  She always looks good.”

Cheeseburgers look good too but I still wouldn’t want to see how they were made.  That’s what you’re moving in with, the cheeseburger preparation process.  Confused?  Let me put it to you this way: if you’ve never seen your girlfriend do anything gross, then you are in for a rude awakening once you move in together.

You Don’t See Each Other Enough

This is a sketchy reason to move in together because going from one extreme (not seeing much of each other) to the other (seeing each other everyday) is enough to end in a happy relationship in a hurry.  But at some point, practicality becomes an issue.

If you’re both working and have busy lives than finding time to go on dates can seem more like a chore than a stress reliever.  Especially if you get to the point where neither of you wants to physically get up and visit the other in order to get more beauty sleep.  At least if you move in together you’ll get a couple hours every night to hang out and keep up a healthy amount of communication (if you know what I mean.)

Make or Break

This is more about couples who have been together for years. At some point in your lives you’ll need to take off the training wheels and live together.  But this can be a scary step when you don’t want to do anything to jeopardize a happy relationship.  Think about it this way: if you two aren’t destined for forever, wouldn’t you want to know about it as soon as possible?  Moving in together is a great 'make it or break it' tool.

I believe it was Britney Spears who said, “Living in Sin is the new thing.”  Sure, she may have been talking about threesomes in the song, but it also applies to living with your significant other!  If Britney had just decided to move in with one of her fiancés before tying the not,  she would not have found herself with two ex-husbands and a handful of annoying kids. Now that’s something to think about.