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I always imagined our shared space would be a grown-up haven of white walls, clutter-free surfaces and dreamy lighting. A Zen-like pad to relax, unwind and have a great time in. My boyfriend moved in last week and the reality of our romantic togetherness is piles of crumpled clothes, cluttered furniture and a dodgy desk lamp. My instinct to remove all his stuff was quashed by the realisation that this is what sharing is all about: the merging of two lives into — almost — one.
Separate drawers
After having a close shave with a ghastly pair of Y-fronts (the ones he wears for sport), I fiercely removed my boyfriend’s underwear and put in a separate drawer. Sharing drawers can become very confusing, but not as confusing as laundry. Whereas underwear can be separated, washing becomes one. If you’re unlucky enough to have the type of boyfriend who goes temporarily colour blind when doing the washing, watch out for your pale pink delicates. Don’t let laundry break your heart.
The telephone
One of my friends was abruptly dumped after her boyfriend overheard her bitching about a mutual friend to another friend on the phone. My friends were getting increasingly heated, shredding this girl’s voice, dress sense, style of dancing and general demeanour. The boyfriend was so shocked and disgusted by this foul-mouthed, two-faced torrent of bitching that he marched straight out of her flat — for good. So perhaps he was oversensitive, but it’s fair to say you should watch the bitching around your boyfriend, especially in the early days of co-habitation.
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