Should You Shack-Up? 5 Questions to Ask Before Moving In Together

The Real-Life Example

Are You ready to move in with a girlfriend/boyfriend? If you're like me, your parents are completely against it. If you're like my then-boyfriend, you see moving in together as a necessary next step in a relationship. For him, it was a way to test out the relationship and take a baby step towards marriage. He'd seen too many family divorces and didn't want to be the next. I came from a hyper-traditional upbringing where it was always frowned upon. How did we resolve?