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AFallingAnvil@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
A bit nervous. I bought a house with my long distance girlfriend of two years, we move in this coming Friday. We had multiple visits (some months long), and the house is like 92% in my name with an exit strategy for me to buy her out if we split so I’m not jumping in blindly or anything but I was ready to try something more serious.
I should be happy and excited, I worked damn hard and saved for years but I’m mostly just worried that since we both work from home it’ll be too much of a good thing. I’m assuming it’s mostly the stress of getting the house and all the paperwork and crap but it’s still an important worry to work through. I hope you guys are hanging in there, all the best.
ericatty@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
Some people work together well. My husband and I have been married over 25 years, the last 20 years we’ve worked closely together.
It’s hasn’t been perfect 100% of the time, but I wouldn’t change a thing.
You just have to figure out conflict resolution AND how to respect when one of you needs downtime (we are both mostly introverts that need to recharge sometimes)
AFallingAnvil@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
That’s reassuring, thank you. She has agreed to do a couple sessions of couples therapy with me after we move in to help establish a solid foundation for living together and get used to communication before there’s anything stressful to communicate about.
She’s coming from a household with pretty garbage communication styles so I’m hoping it helps her reset so to speak and get a fresh start.