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Last season, Pops and I released an episode on moving in with your significant other. That was before I spent significant time living with my long distance boyfriend. Since the pandemic, I’ve spent a few months living with my partner, and now I want to revisit that conversation and discuss what I’ve learned and experienced while living with a man.
In today’s episode, I reveal what these past months of cohabitation have taught me about the effect of work schedules on a relationship and setting household rules with your partner. Pops and I also talk about personal workspaces,work-from-home demeanors, and the difficulties in establishing and adapting to different expectations for living with your mate.
In addition, I reflect on discoveries I made about myself during all this, the importance of patience when living together, and the need to plan *how* to live together. Then, we wrap up this episode with a few funny things that tickled and surprised me during the experience.
In this episode:
[03:49] - Brittney didn’t realize how different work schedules can affect a relationship.
[06:02] - Pops points out the positive in having separate work schedules.
[11:13] - Relationships, where couples work in different fields, can also be very challenging.
[13:10] - Brittney thinks it's necessary to establish roles and responsibilities even when staying with someone for a short amount of time.
[18:55] - With some reflection, Brittney realizes her personal needs became clearer and necessary to communicate.
[21:39] - When coming together, these two inner selves have to constantly adjust to each other.
[24:13] - Pops doesn’t see the point of couples taking a year to plan a wedding when they don’t plan how to live together first.
[25:12] - Brittney reflects on how beneficial her living together was for her long distance relationship.
[29:13] - When facing everyday bickering, sometimes couples forget that other couples have the same challenges.
[31:05] - Brittney finds it humorous how competitive men can be with their ladies.
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Season 2 Episode: Things to consider before moving in together
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