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6 Tips for Moving in With Your Significant Other

A couple unpacks items in their home

If you have decided to move in with your significant other, you may be wondering how you can combine two households smoothly and peacefully. We have put together a few points you should consider before taking the leap. With some preparation, we know you can work together to plan a pleasant and fulfilling move.

  1. OPEN COMMUNICATION: Before you make any tangible moves toward cohabitation, you should have a sit-down conversation to discuss any aspects of living together that are unclear or causing anxiety. Share your expectations, goals, and boundaries for the new living arrangements. If you enter the experience with open communication and understanding, the process will be more enjoyable, and you are less likely to have unexpected roadblocks.
  2. BE PATIENT: Remember, you are taking two separate lives and merging them into one. This is a big deal. Prepare yourselves in advance to be patient and kind with one another as you traverse this new landscape.
  3. BE READY TO COMPROMISE: Any relationship is going to require a degree of compromise. No two people are exactly alike with identical tastes and ideas. Be ready to make concessions and to work on compromises that will make both of you happy.
  4. EVALUATE YOUR STUFF: When two people each have an entire house or apartment worth of stuff, it will take some honest evaluation to decide what gets kept and what goes. You won’t need two sets of dishes, two sets of living room furniture, and so on. Work together to decide what is going to work best for the both of you. You can sell or donate what you don’t need. If you have any sentimental items that you do not have room for, you can put them into secure storage.
  5. DON’T FORGET TO DISCUSS FINANCES: Maybe even more important than going through all your stuff is going through the finances. Expectations on who is paying what should be discussed before the move. If you intend to share a bank account, you should consider creating a budget you both intend to stick to.
  6. ASSIGN HOUSE DUTIES: Okay, so assign is a strong word. Maybe you and your partner don’t need a chore chart on the fridge. You do need to have, at the very least, a loose understanding of who is doing what around the home. Maybe the house chores rotate based on each other’s work schedules or specific tasks they always do. Determine what is going to work best for both of you to keep the household running smoothly.

We hope these tips help as you prepare to move in with your significant other. If you have any other suggestions that we missed, stop by our Facebook page and share with our online Zippy Shell community and us. When you are ready for your move, give us a call at 888-947-7974 or contact us online. We offer services for local and long-distance moves, as well as storage for every need. We look forward to hearing from you!

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The Best Tips for Moving in with Your Significant Other

If you are thinking about moving in with your significant other, take a look at these tips to ease the transition. There is going to be a lot of debate over tough decisions that you will now have to make together. There may be an adjustment period to get used to living with one another, but these tips will help ease the transition.

Decide what you both want

This is the time to be straight forward about the lifestyle you each want to live, and the lifestyle you each can afford to live. Be honest with your partner on what you want and be open to each other’s suggestions. If one wants an extra amenity, compromise and see if you can divide up the rent for the desires of each person.

Be prepared for some of the sparks to die

When you occupy the same living space, there’s no room to hide anything anymore. That’s how it’s going to have to work if you want to maintain your relationship. This will be the true test to see how strong your relationship is.

Make sure you are on the same page

If one partner is expecting children in the near future, while the other isn’t planning on getting engaged for quite some time, this will result in a problem. Talk to your significant other about what your current status is in the relationship and where you want it to move forward to. This is a big step in your relationship so you want to make sure you are on the same page.

Plan your time

Make sure you plan real quality time to spend with one another, not just sitting on the couch next to each other. Living together can take away the intimacy of doing things together by assuming that you always do things together just because you live with one another. On that note, also plan time apart, so that you do not cramp each other.

Prepare to purge

You are going to be combining two entire sets of belongings into one household, so naturally not everything is going to fit. This is a good time to cleanse out your items and decide what is really a necessity.

When moving in with your significant other, have Zippy Shell deliver your items! We will pack up your belongings and safely move them to your new location for you! This will be just one less thing you and your significant other will have to worry about when moving.