Someone asked me, "how do you know it's the right time to move in together?"
Moving in with your partner is one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make, no matter how madly in love you are with them. You don't want to rush into it and end up ruining the relationship you have, which has so far been perfect.
Moving in with your partner is one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make, no matter how madly in love you are with them. You don't want to rush into it and end up ruining the relationship you have, which has so far been perfect.
Property website Lamudi Philippines shares with us these
five sure signs:
1. You’re past the honeymoon phase.
Almost all relationships start the same:
Everything’s perfect, you don’t fight, and you’re head over heels for each
other. This is called the honeymoon phase, a time where everything feels fresh
and exciting.
Couples who still have a great relationship
even when the so-called magic fades have a better chance of doing great living
together than those who don’t.
2. You already spend most of your time
together.
When you’re spending so much time with your
significant other, moving in seems like the next natural step. At this point,
it just makes sense to live under one roof.
Not to mention, both of you can save
precious time and energy. For one, there’s no more going back and forth to each
other’s houses.
3. You can be your true selves around each
other.
Every one of us has quirks. We
just put our best foot forward at the beginning of the relationship so our partners
won’t see our peculiar behavior.
But stay together long enough, and
they sure will. Move in together, and you’ll experience each other’s
idiosyncrasies every day.
If you still love each other to
bits, then you’ll do just fine. It’s about knowing what annoys you about them,
but still accepting and loving them anyway.
4. You’ve learned how to kiss and make up
well.
All couples fight, no matter how hard we try
to keep the peace. It’s impossible to always agree on everything.
If you’ve been with your special someone
long enough, you’ve probably had more arguments than you can remember. And since
there will be a lot of changes once you start living together, it’s possible
you’ll have more arguments than usual.
But if you’ve figured out how to easily
settle misunderstandings, then you won’t have to worry about having
disagreements. You’ll get over them, stay together, and keep a happy home.
5. You’ve seriously talked about it.
Once you move in together, you’ll
need to split the bills. There’s electricity, gas, and groceries, just to name
a few.
There’s also certain rules you
need to establish so everything stays peaceful. For example, how often can you
have friends over?
Discussing these lets you set
your expectations for each other, allowing yourselves to avoid getting in over
your heads when you move in together and put your relationship at risk.
Lamudi’s #YourHeartIsHome
Campaign
Ticked all these five signs? Then it’s time to join Lamudi
Philippines’ #YourHeartIsHome Campaign! Share your love story and tell us why
you and your loved one deserve to live in your dream condo rent-free for six
months here: https://goo.gl/1KX4rK
Happy Hearts Day Everyone! Wishing you a beautiful day with your partner. Allow the love of today to carry into tomorrow and make every day, Valentine’s Day.
