Google “roommate contract” it will give you some ideas of topics you need to bring up.
“Hey boyfriend, now that we have been living together for a week and are starting to settle in there are some things we need to discuss…” like chores around the house, what time you each like to go to bed/wake up, how are we dividing up the cost of household essentials, etc. His responses will tell you things you need to know upfront to decide if this is going to work out or not. Stick to your guns on things that are important to you, be willing to compromise on things that you are not as concerned with. Don’t let him walk all over you or blow it off.
But also, sit down and discuss the renovations. He is your boyfriend, not your handy man. Unless the agreement was he lives there rent free and fixes stuff for you in exchange for rent. I’d also be annoyed if as soon as I moved in I was expected to take on a lot of manual labor that only really benefitted my boyfriend in the long run, if my name isn’t also on the house.
Um…I alway made sure I knew the full name of the person I was dating
Google “roommate contract” it will give you some ideas of topics you need to bring up.
“Hey boyfriend, now that we have been living together for a week and are starting to settle in there are some things we need to discuss…” like chores around the house, what time you each like to go to bed/wake up, how are we dividing up the cost of household essentials, etc. His responses will tell you things you need to know upfront to decide if this is going to work out or not. Stick to your guns on things that are important to you, be willing to compromise on things that you are not as concerned with. Don’t let him walk all over you or blow it off.
But also, sit down and discuss the renovations. He is your boyfriend, not your handy man. Unless the agreement was he lives there rent free and fixes stuff for you in exchange for rent. I’d also be annoyed if as soon as I moved in I was expected to take on a lot of manual labor that only really benefitted my boyfriend in the long run, if my name isn’t also on the house.