You find it annoying when your partner is in the bathroom. You see him as in the way. Remember when you used to just sit on the toilet lid, just to chat with him while he shaved? You’d paint your toenails, he’d do his thing, and you were happy to be together—even if it was in the bathroom.
You have your bridesmaids over to address envelopes, pick out bridesmaids dresses, assemble guest gift bags and more. But these parties happen in your shared home with your partner, so he often comes home to the floors and surfaces littered with stamps and ribbons.
You’re still in the zone of putting on a happy face and only seeing your partner when you’re in a good mood. Or, you only see each other for a period of time in which you can pretend to be happy. You can’t hide your cranky when you live together, so you better be comfortable with your partner seeing it.
Have one day a week on which you just don't discuss house issues. On that day, you're just like a new couple again--all talk and activities must be just fun and easy.
Your relationship with your significant other can't handle the types of fights you and your sister used to have as kids, or you and your drunken roommate had in college.
Today it’s quite common for couples to live together before getting married. In fact, over the last 50 years, the incidence of couples living together before tying the knot has increased by 900 percent. You read that correctly. It’s common that couples live together for a few years before saying, “I do” so they can […]
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