How Fighting In A Relationship Changes When You Live Together

Fighting in a relationship is always the worst, but when you live together fights take on a whole new meaning. Now, you’re fighting with your partner and your roommate. You don’t get to retreat to your home until you’re ready to see each other again. You don’t get to blast angry music and play your typical wallowing shows on TV—the person you fought with lives with you now and might ask you to turn down your music because he’s working, or change the channel because he wants to watch something else. Typically, we crave alone time after a fight, but that can be hard to get when you live with your significant other. It’s not impossible to get, but by nature of the situation, you have to go out of your way to get it, which can make the fight feel even more serious than it really is. Here are 15 true and terrible ways fighting in a relationship changes when you live together.