living together

[thatstripedthing]

just a general question, really. when you decided to move in with dp, were your motives completely about wanting to be together or was there a financial element to your decision? i've just asked dp to move in and, although i can support my home and dc's, i know there is a part of me that is kind of pleased to share the cost of running a home. am i misguided in thinking that - in this modern world where life is so expensive - i am not alone in the decision being all about love?

I was spending most nights at DHs and running a place of my own began to feel like having a very expensive wardrobe. I didn't phrase it quite like that when I suggested we live together

For us it was definitely about wanting to live together. There were financial considerations too but tbh it was a lot of hassle moving in together because dd1 and I had to move to a new town and dd1 changed schools etc, which was more hassle than the financial side would make up for.

I asked OH to move in, not just because I wanted to move on to the next step of our relationship but also because of the cost of living, DS and I lived on our own for years and I love having someone to split the bills with!

We knew we were serious, but the actual move was precipitated by logistics. He'd been living/working a couple of towns away and was reassigned to much closer to where I lived. So rather than find a new place, in he moved.

He kept his old flat and rented it out (it was then in negative equity) so it did make financial sense too.

Couldn't sleep when apart. Had to move in together to catch some zzzzz