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  What makes people feel the need to live with a member of the opposite sex? Why do we put put ourselves in such an entangled situation? Once you make that decision, it is much more difficult to remove yourself from that person. It’s not like marriage, but it’s close.
  My reason was that we were moving together to another state. It was time for us to leave Utah and it wouldn’t make sense to make such a big move and not live together. Was I worried? Yes! I worried that I would lose all privacy, that our relationship would no longer be exciting, that he would go out all the time and I’d be stuck worried and bored at home.
   That didn’t (exactly) happen. No one talks about what it’s like, and I was extremely curious. I wanted (and still do) to go up to couples and bluntly ask, “Do you guys still have sex? Do you pee in front of him?”
   My answers to that are: Yes, but not as much (and to be even more explicit, it’s about 2-3 times a week now), and no, but he does in front of me all the time as well as farts whenever he feels the urge. I still do not fart in front of him. That’s right, even in a year and 4 months.
   Too much information! I know, but I don’t want to spare the curious reader anything, because how else do we learn?

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Ahh, lovers…

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1. Unlike with roommates, there’s a sense of ‘what’s mine is his and what’s his is mine’. Sharing takes a load off your worries.

2. We cook for each other.

3. There’s always someone who you can warm your toes on.

4. There’s no longer the “entertaining” pressure. We can do exactly what we want, but together. I’ll read beside him while he’s playing XBOX 360, and we’re both perfectly happy.

5. All our bills are shared.

6. We make each other tea at night and coffee in the morning, depending on who wakes up first.

7. I’m never lonely anymore.

8. It goes without saying, but… hello, Sex anytime we want? I say yes!

9. We now know how compatible we are before making any irreparable decision like marriage.

10. It’s a huge support system. Emotional, financial, security, you name it. That is, of course, when you’re getting along.

Jean Ferris (Twice Upon a Marigold)

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