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What do you think about a situation where a couple and a friend move into a house together? The couple gets engaged, but the roommate/friend still lives in the house with them? Do you think this would be detrimental to the relationship of the couple and/or the friendship with the roommate?
What do you think about a situation where a couple and a friend move into a house together? The couple gets engaged, but the roommate/friend still lives in the house with them? Do you think this would be detrimental to the relationship of the couple and/or the friendship with the roommate?
This, as in the vast majority of situations, is totally dependent upon the people involved.
It'll work fine for some people
It'll be terrible for others
It'll make it better for some
It certainly has the potential to be a problem. Usually, a married couple wants to settle down and create a home together--and a third roommate will get in the way.
However, everyone is different and living with a particularly laid back couple might be just fine. If the part of the house where the roommate enters is relatively secluded or maybe even has a separate entrance than it could work I guess.
I think after they are married, the couple will want to get their own place. This could be right after they are married, when the lease expires, if/when she get pregnant, etc.
The friend will probably become the third wheel eventually, but if the roommate and girlfriend are on very good terms, there's no reason for anything to get uncomfortable. Make sure everybody is on the same page about finances; for instance, does a couple pay half the rent (using one of two bedrooms), a third (three people), or something else? Who does the cooking and cleaning? What expectations are there for privacy and alone time? It's still a roommate situation, which are all typically finite. Ground rules and communication are important.
One potential downside is what happens if the couple breaks up.
It should be fine. If they all got along in the first place, I don't see a problem. Of course things can change, and so can people.
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