So you think couples who live separately are happier? (boyfriend, girlfriend, marriage)
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I moved in with a guy for the first time half a year ago and while it's great to cuddle every night and have meals together regularly, it is frustrating all the time to try to keep a clean house with him leaving a mess every day and too busy to clean it up right away. I've pretty much given up on maintaining anything more than a baseline cleanliness (especially because he has a husky who sheds a few cups of fur a day). Also it seems like living apart would make dates more fun and date-like, and generally make the heart grow fonder for time spent with one another.
Do you have any personal experience with this matter?
Then you wouldn't like marriage.
Yes, while dating it's nice to be apart so you have something to look forward to but when a couple decides they want to live together it means they want to spend more time closer and sharing a home. You each need to chip in and clean. If it's he moved in with the dog then he should help in cleaning up the fur.
My husband's aunt and uncle separated but never divorced. They couldn't live together but for a very, very long time, they still went to family functions and spent holidays together. Go figure.
I have no doubt couples that live separately are much happier. One of the reasons marriages fail is because people have to live together.
Living separately allows each person to keep their own private space and each one pays their own bills. That way the likelihood of having arguments decreases immensely and the moments spent together are probably much more enjoyable.
In my hypothetical relationship we would definitely have to live apart.
I think you should at least try living with a person if you like them enough to want to stay together. If it's unbearable, try living apart again, and see which you like more.
Good question. I know of a couple, he lives in Calif and has a thriving business, while his wife lives in Idaho, she too has her own business and both own their homes. Both have owned their homes when they met. Only difference is, he also owns and flies a small private plane so he can go visit her or she flies out a couple times a month when they get the time off from their business. They both seem pretty happy to be doing so...
Living apart could work but could also open a pandora's box of opportunity. In my youth, i was a dog. I would have continued that mentality with your proposal. Just know that could the result.
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