As my fiancé and I prepare for the wedding, our next big step is moving in together. We decided it would be better to get comfortable with the whole “living situation” before we get married; that and we just wanted to get more acquainted with each other. While moving in with your significant other is more common than marriage, in some ways it's a more critical step than exchanging vows.
I'm extremely nervous and very excited for this move, but a part of me is scared something will change for the worse. This isn't a unique feeling. While we're both very much in love, we both live alone now, meaning we do as we please when we please without considering anyone else. I'm sure we have many differences and or habits that we don’t know about one another. I for example must drink a glass of milk then play with the
This article appears in Feb 24 – Mar 2, 2011.