Moving in with Your Girlfriend

 The time has come...

This is a wild one. Kiss goodbye the days of NFL RedZone with your college roommates and say hello to meal prepping with your honey. In all honesty, my experience with this has been great. My advice:

• Get a two bedroom if you can afford it
• Take ownership of some sort of task (dishes, laundry, etc.)
• If you personally want to DoorDash Chipotle, never exclude your girlfriend on the order
• Hang on to a few items important to you
• You will be parting ways with the vast majority of your previous items
• Learn how to cook something
  • I personally specialize in breakfast. Nothing like starting the day by providing your better half with breakfast in bed
• This may be obvious, but find a show you both enjoy
  • This one honestly took longer than expected, though we have landed on Seinfeld and more recently Clickbait
• Join a co-ed sports league if you’re into this (volleyball, softball, etc.)

It really helps to have mutual friends wherever you are living to go on dinners together. I realize that this may not be possible if you are moving to a new city together. Trust that there are many other couples in a similar situation.

Early on, there will inevitably be some pain points or things that annoy you. However, it is important to find a groove and roll with it. The feminine touch is not bad and looks way nicer than the lawn chairs I used to have in my living room. Good luck.