How long should you be with someone for, before moving in together?

Question

I know it's different in every situation. But how long do you think people should be together before making the leap? Your experiences would be helpful.

Answer 1

You should move in after the marriage.

Dr. Laura says that people who marry after living together are more likely to get divorced!! Why would you want to move in together? There is no premanency, no committment. After sharing every part of your personal habits and life, he/she can dump you just for sneezing wrong.

Answer 2

I think you should wait until you've dated for at least 3 years and feel comfortable with each other... to the point of farting in front of one another.lol
My boyfriend and I almost made the mistake of moving in together after 1 year and I'm so glad we decided not to. We finally lived together for a short time after 4 years. Now it is back to our own places and spaces. It's harder on the relationship when you live together without marraige because you share expenses as well as all of your time. There's a lot more fighting when you're living with your honey.

Answer 3

I would say a pretty long time. I've been with my bf 3 yrs now.

We lived together in my parents' house for about a year.... things were so great.

We decided to go away to college to the same school and live together. We've lived together on our own for almost 2 years and I can't stand it or him anymore. I am completely miserable and stuck in a lease.

Not living together makes you appreciate time spent together so much more. You need to really analyze your situation and your needs before making that commitment of moving in together and think about what you want for yourself because it changes a lot of things.

Answer 4

My first husband and that i did no longer stay at the same time till now marriage. We did get married 6 months whilst we met. He died 4 years later. My 2d husband and that i dated for 8 months. We tried residing at the same time, yet I felt responsible simply by fact of having a toddler (from 1st marriage) and made him flow out. He lived right here Sept. by way of Nov. We have been married third of March. We had extensive-unfold one yet another for 4 years till now we began relationship.

Answer 5

I've made the mistake of moving in and getting too serious with someone too soon, so I caution you, just make sure that you're both ready, and make sure that you don't get a place that one of you couldn't afford the bills on your own, in case the other person gets cold feet

Answer 6

Wait untill you are married. If you move in and he is getting all of the sex with none of the serious commitment, don't ever expect him to be in a hurry to marry you. Seriously...the old saying "He's not going to buy the cow if you are giving the milk away for free" is true.

Answer 7

After the ink is dry on the marriage license.
Anything else is letting the bastard drink the milk with out paying for the cow.

Don't be stupid.

Add On: Listen to the above pathetic losers who were dumb enough to settled for a lack of commitment. Judge for yourself what that is worth to you.

Answer 8

Generally, it takes 1-2 years before you know someone well enough to decide whether you want to make a lasting commitment to them.

Answer 9

it all depends i was with my husband 2 weeks and we did a room mate thing where we both paid bills in case it didnt work but id say more like 3-4 months

Answer 10

I would say at least six months just cause then you know you are some what stable in the realtionship. i would say before 6 months you are still getting use to eachother and getting to know one another. I waited till i got pregnant :)