My partner and I had plans to move in together, but having tough conversations about money made me realize we weren't aligned.
Sage Rubinstein
My boyfriend and I floated back to my apartment after dinner and a comedy show, feeling the warmth of pizza and laughter. As we cuddled up on the couch, we began to talk about moving in together. By then, we'd only been together for six months. We knew this was fast, but the beginning of our relationship had felt idyllic, with a sense of ease that neither of us had experienced before. We agreed that if things continued to progress, we'd move in together when my lease was up. A little over a year into our relationship, we were finally about to make it happen.Our initial goal had been to rent a two-bedroom house, but the Denver housing market was more competitive than we'd expected. So, after months of searching with no luck, we decided that he and his cats would temporarily move into my 700-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment instead.Excitement and nerves coursed through us as we told all our friends that he was moving into my space. I made plans to reconfigure the living room, hunted for a credenza to house his vinyl records, and even found a cat tree for his furry friends.We never ended up moving in together at all.Planning for our future felt easy until we had to talk about money
