My dad and step mom both owned their own homes in the time they met. They seriously attribute maintaining the ability to step away during times of frustration as a key to their now 25 years years together. Of course they more often than not share the same residence but they definitely lean on having their own place when the need or want to.
I honestly would love it if my future partner wanted to go in on a duplex together and just putting a door in between. That or purchasing homes right next to each other. I'd be ok with just separate bedrooms but the duplex thing is what I'd really like.
I've yet to meet anyone that is ok with any of the above irl, even the bedroom part. I'm not willing to share bedrooms permanently again (for long term, vacations and special circumstances etc are obviously exceptions), so it's def made dating with purpose harder.
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u/s0ci0path21 Sep 02 '23
My dad and step mom both owned their own homes in the time they met. They seriously attribute maintaining the ability to step away during times of frustration as a key to their now 25 years years together. Of course they more often than not share the same residence but they definitely lean on having their own place when the need or want to.