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Couples Get Real About What Surprised Them Most When Moving In Together (20 Stories)

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“How much I actually talk to myself. I never had any roommates, aside from one for like the first two weeks in college before I got moved to a single room, so I was used to just talking to myself out loud like nothing. After we moved in together and she kept asking, ‘Who are you talking to?’ and ‘Did you say something?’ I realized that I actually talk to myself quite a bit.” — -eDgAR-

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“I have never observed my wife put a bobby pin in her hair. I have found thousands of bobby pins in our house.”  

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“I always knew women went through TP faster than men, but I never knew how much faster they did. It got to the point, I’d just grab a pack of TP whenever I went to the store for any reason. We may not be out at home, but we will be soon I reckoned, and I was never wrong about that.” — NoahtheRed

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“The true shock for me was the sheer amount of time my husband spends in the lavatory.” — spindlemaker_magpie

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“I thought if I ever moved in with a girl, I’d have to be way less of a slob. Turns out I’m the neat freak in this relationship.” — ElToberino

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“She works from home, but the television never leaves Bravo. I leave for work, Bravo. Come home, Bravo. Go on the elliptical, Bravo. 24 fucking hours of these catty women (and sometimes men) yelling at each other. Bravo always being on is like the only thing we fight about, which is probably a good thing, but Jesus Christ, always with the Bravo.” — wiiya

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“I had exactly two pillows in my entire house before my (now) wife moved in. She has four just on her side of the bed. There are pillows on the couch. Every chair has a pillow. We have a closet where the top shelf is more pillows. So many f***ing pillows.” — TheFire_Eagle

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“How many cups accumulate in our bedroom. It’s extremely gross.” — schexmix1

19. 

“How hard it is to get up in the morning when you have someone to snug.” — FavorsForAButton

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“He doesn’t take the initiative to kill the creepy crawlies that waywardly stray into our apartment. If he sees a house centipede he looks at it, then promptly turns tail and walks away. Won’t even tell me the damn thing is there. I’m a girl who grew up having to call dad to kill spiders and bugs and shit so it’s weird that I now have to be the one to viciously murder every insect who comes inside.” — SalmonforPresident

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Patricia Grisafi

Patricia Grisafi, PhD, is a freelance writer and educator. Her work has appeared in Salon, Vice, Bitch, Bustle, Broadly, The Establishment, and elsewhere. She is passionate about pit bull rescue, cursed objects, and designer sunglasses.