[Lucid:]

Moving in with somebody can show a completely different side of them, even if you've known them for years. It usually puts strains and hardships on relationships.

Scenario one: Two years ago, I moved in with one of my best friends. It was a great time for like one month, except that she had some bad habits that I didn't expect. But eventually, she started getting really weird, started being extra secretive about everything she did and would never help out around the apartment. She got moody and retreated to her room to sulk whenever me or our other roommate asked her to help with house chores, if we suggested she join us hanging out with neighbors, or even sometimes during casual conversation where she didn't like our opinions. She used to be one of my closest friends, but moving in with her was a complete nightmare and completely ruined our friendship.

Scenario two: When I moved in with my husband, it luckily wasn't such a hard time as with my friend, haha. However, I definitely had to get used to some of his odd habits, it's hard to agree on house chores, and our sleeping schedules did not match up at all and that was really hard on us. We argued so much more after moving in than we ever did while we were just dating. I don't think moving in with each other is the fantasy dream scenario that you're thinking it will be. It's actually really hard on a relationship to live with each other.