Think you're ready to move in with your significant other? Congrats!
It's an exciting step in any relationship—but you're definitely in for a
few surprises. And we're not just talking about the stereotypical "guys
love to leave the toilet seat up" type of stuff you see on TV. No
matter how well you know your partner, we guarantee you'll learn new
things about them once you start living under the same roof. So we
reached out to our Facebook followers to find out the one thing that
surprised them most after they moved in with their partner. Read a
selection of the most thoughtful, scary, and sometimes touching
responses:
"We've lived together for almost three years, and it was hard at
first. We needed to learn to bend a little for each other. Patience and
consideration. I think we still need to work on it sometimes, but
overall it's been wonderful." —Kristina Ashley Martinez
"You constantly have to remind him that his dirty clothes go inside the hamper, not on top of it! LOL!" —Lisa Foster
"Probably the hardest thing [I learned] from living with my ex was
that we weren't communicating about our expectations for each other.
Like what time supper should be generally, what each of us preferred to
clean, where we needed to unwind, etc. But I learned, and next time I'll
know." —Megan Boedeker
"I wish someone had told me about his irrational fear of spiders. Not
because I mind—but just to prepare me for the days when he shrieks,
jumps on the bed, hands me a shoe, and tells me to kill it. Lol. In
every other area, he's my knight in shining armor. But concerning
spiders, I guess I'm his!" —Ashley Baca
"When we first moved in together, I quickly learned he played video games…on the toilet." —Tricia Rathgeber
"I wish I had discussed household chores, as I found out he still was
stuck in the 1950s and didn't do dusting. He expected me cook most of
the time, even though I had a full-time career. Needless to say, it's
now over." —Tina Meynell
"I didn't realize that you really have to remind them to do
everything. 'Yes, those dirty dishes need to be put in the dishwasher.'
'No, they don't walk themselves in there, I do it!' Also, how he needs
looking after as much as I do. I always knew we were a team, but [now
I've seen] how his bad day melts away when he comes home to dinner on
the stove. That appreciation that you can see in his eyes makes you
realize how much you're needed." —Rhianen Garecki
"He knows certain things bug me, like leaving kitchen cabinet doors
open or not rinsing out his dishes after he's done eating. Sometimes
when I'm in a bad mood, he'll go in the kitchen and open all the cabinet
doors, and it'll make me laugh because I know he knows it irritates me.
It puts me in a better mood. You learn to love each other's flaws and
quirks." —Taylor Mary