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Ask Amy: Roommate feels litter-boxed in

Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency on

I've always been told I don't look a day over 30. I'm physically fit and have had a career in nursing for 20 years.

For the past two years, I have been dating a gentleman who is 35 years old. He now wants to take our relationship a step further and wants us to move in together.

He is mature and stable. His career is in law enforcement, and he has recently been promoted to sergeant.

Do you have any advice for me?

– Wondering

Dear Wondering: My advice to you would be the same I’d offer to anyone else: Discuss your values, habits, and personal finances before moving in together. Disclose your debts.

 

Put in writing any financial agreements or arrangements you two make.

Both should contribute to a joint account for household expenses, but otherwise keep your own savings and investments separate.

Agree to have a formalized “family meeting,” either on a regular weekly schedule, or whenever either partner needs to discuss something important.

Love each other as well as you can for as long as you can.

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