Facts You Didn’t Know About Premarital Cohabitation
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Julia Austin
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Are you ready?
Matthews works with a lot of couples as a couples’ and family therapist, so she can pretty accurately identify if a pair is ready to move in together. We asked her what some of the signs are so you can see if you’re ready. “You have discussed your goals for living together, you have explored and worked through financial challenges, you are comfortable with each other’s mess, you have established boundaries for the relationship, and you have healthy communication strategies to deal with conflict.” Between comingling bills, sharing closet space, and having nowhere to escape to if you’re upset, you can see how these are essential understandings for a couple to have before signing a lease together.
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