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[gerlx]

There's a great chance that next semester I could be 'officially' living with my boyfriend. This is a giant step - though is it? For a 20 year old on the brink of being 21 - we've practically been living together for the past 2 months, I can't remember the last time I spent the night at my own apartment and any time I go there it's just to drop off

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[thisguyiknow]

The having a place to go isn't just for if you break up, it's also if you have a big fight and need to get away from each other for a little a while. Regardless of how confident you feel about the relationship lasting forever. There will be fights, so it's a matter of whether you're ready to deal with having to wake up next to the person even when you're not happen with him and you'd rather not. That's a maturity thing that you may or may not be ready for, but really the only way to find out is try.

Even if the roommate says he's cool with you moving in doesn't mean that it won't cause problems down the line. You get well but it's only been a few months.

You really should consider the roommate in deciding how to split up the total rent whether he asks for it or not. That doesn't mean you each pay a third since he has the luxury of his own bedroom, but his portion of the rent should be reduced by the taking on of a third roommate. A good way to do this would be to divide the total rent by the number of rooms, and then split the rent for each individual room evenly between the people who use them.

I can guarantee if you don't do this it will cause tension down the line.

These are just some things to consider nothing to really make or break your decision.