Does anyone have any tips based on personal experience , on living with your significant other for the firs?

Question

for the first time? What were some things that annoyed each other? What were some things you loved? Or any tips on how to keep the peace? Thanks!

Answer 1

It's all about respect.

You have to respect each other's space, emotions, yada yada...

Answer 2

The first time is a horrible but rewarding experience. First off if you don't have a lot in common be prepared to get into a lot of fights and arguments. The #1 thing that will annoy you and will annoy your significant other is always hygiene and keeping the pad clean. Make sure you lay down the basic rules you both agree on when and how often you clean clothes, dishes, etc. Keep the peace by always talking about and issue immediately. Never wait, prolong, or go to bed mad at each other, it wears on you and makes you not want to be there anymore, keep the communication open always. Unless you like make up sex :-)

Answer 3

Keep the peace! I've been there honey and I learned a lot.

My best advice is to split EVERYTHING 50-50
Split all the bills
Split all the chores
There's nothing worse than thinking your significant other is lazy and doesn't help out!

Also spend time apart as well as time together, you need to miss each other or you will eventually go crazy

Don't sweat the small stuff

Have picnics! lol Picnicking on your living room floor is fun, so is pulling the mattress onto the living room floor and curling up to watch a movie with some popcorn :)

Answer 4

Geting the milk before its paid for makes it spoil sooner! No in this day and time it might be better to test the waters on paper but what is there to gain? Your not truely together until you make a commitment. You can always just walk out when things get hard or you just don't like each other over a silly argument! The true test of loving someone is putting up with each others good and bad qualities and believe me everyone has them. Its much more complicated than leaving the seat up on the toilet,or leaving your undies on the shower because you rinsed them out!!

Answer 5

Yes, my first encounter on living with my significant other was a very rocky experience. What bother me was he always wanted to hold me when its time for bed, i mean sometime cool, but every night that's uncomfortable when I'm trying to get a good night rest. But what i loved when i come home and I GOT food ready for ME, (women can get cater to) and a hot bubble bath wait also. Just try to have more good time then bad its always going to be little rocky just try to keep the boat steady, everything will work out find. GOOD LUCK

Answer 6

well it depends on a lot..like were you living home with your parents before moving in..or with roommates or alone..I lived alone for about 6 years before moving in with my last gf..she crowded me way too much..it seemed very unnatural to me, like it was forced time... just do you rown thing even if he is home...dont think you have to watch TV together or you have to be togetehr all day Saturday...let the day happen if the first time you get to talk is when you go to bed that is fine..maybe encourage one night every month or week out with the guys for him and the girls for you..remember before you moved in with each other you probably saw each other maybe a couple hours a day or maybe not even everyday..and now you are with each other allof a sudden 14 hours a day and 48 hours straight on the weekend..ease into that..before you know it all your friends will be living with someone or married with kids, and a night out with the girls/guys will happened once or twice a year if you are lucky and you will be so relaxed with each other thatyou wont even feel obligated to talk all the time

Answer 7

First, don't yell, if you have a disagreement, sit down and explain each side of the story to each other. It's ok if you don't always agree on something, just remember to compromise.

I thought it was great that I could come home to someone, and could go to bed with her every night. The thing I didn't like was, cleaning. She didn't work, and sometimes wouldn't clean during the day, and that pissed me off.

Answer 8

gurl i got one word for you PATIENCE ..lol when I 1st lived with my husband before we got married i learned what kinda slob he was, and his lil daily things just annoyed me, you get used to it after a while, it just takes time, Just remember that you havent lived together long enough not to annoy eachother, take some time away go shopping or something when it gets to be too much, take turns at doing the dishes, cleaning etc, good luck!

Answer 9

Make sure he has a 401k plan, wel established in his job, you, and himself, he communicates, and make sure your name is on the lease..always good to have a back up plan, in case he tries to put you out..

Answer 10

you never really know someone till you live with them,or drive cross counrty in a car with them.share and yeild.