My husband and I moved in together very quickly after becoming exclusive, but I had another apartment (for school) that I could go back to if we broke up. We definitely moved in too early. It worked out because we worked for it, but we faced a lot of issues from it honestly. I would not move in with someone that fast with no backup plan.

You each buy entire items that can roughly equal to the same budgets. If he buys the dresser ($700), you buy the rug and the coffee table ($350+$350). If he buys the bed frame ($800), you buy the tv stand and tv ($300+$500). That way if ya’ll ever break up and move out, you know who owns what rather than having to split it up unfairly.

Honest question from a man: Is moving in together after 6 months of dating kinda early? I honestly don't know, since I run in circles where waiting until marriage is the norm (which I'm in favor of, anyway).

Unsolicited advice: >!If a young woman were to ask my advice in a situation like this, I would say she should ask herself whether it is too soon to move in together. I would advise her to make sure why she's taking this step. I would say to do if it is what she wants and thinks is best, and to not do it if it's only coming up because of something like her lease ending (and certainly not just because his lease is ending). I would want her to make sure she's not being pressured into this. I would advise her to only take this step if she decides it's in her best long-term interest. !<

It worked out with my husband and me, but statistically, it's not in your favor to live with someone before you get married. Part of me wishes I had my own apartment before moving in so I could decorate the apartment however I wanted without having to worry about another person's taste.

One rule I kept firm in our relationship was to maintain different financials. We shared the lease, renters insurance, and internet. We didn't bundle the car and renters insurance. And I usually paid for groceries and he paid for eating out and alcohol (we ate out a lot, so idk how fair that was). I didn't have my own room, but we did have 2 bedrooms in case our relationship went sour (2nd bedroom was the guest/office).

I understand wanting to be closer to your bf and saving money on rent, but statistically, don't move in. If you do, make any timeline about marriage very clear (I wanted to be married with a baby before 30).

You are both so young and barely know each other.... regardless...I suggest to wait. Give the relationship time to grow. There is nothing but time. Rushing rarely works out.

But if you insist...

Keep separate bank accounts and always save. (After years of dating, get a shared account for a common goal)

Do not join a lease that you cannot manage alone, or if you don't have an immediate back up plan (to parents, have savings to get your own, etc..)

Split furniture costs/establish who gets what in case of a split....or if he pays $500 for x, you buy item(s) worth up to $500/still establish. (There is nothing wrong with setting these, life is full of unexpected events, plan to expect the unexpected).

Have your own spaces. And spend time alone. Everyone needs space to some degree, some more than others.

Both of you stay active with your own friends/family, with and without the SO.

Don't pressure the other to go to sleep when you do.

Take solo trips so each get time away/vacays. And take trips together (you get to know a different side of someone when doing so)

Spend quality time together, and always do the little things.

Don't snoop through each other's stuff. Rude.

Set cleaning boundaries/chore assignments based on who likes what more. But life happens so both need to help each other when the other is down.

Cook together and for each other.

Don't rush anything else...house, engagement, marriage, kids.

My advice would be to not do that

Don’t buy things together. You buy it or he buys it that way if you break up it’s easy to move out and you have your own stuff.

Dont make critical sacrifices in your life for this just yet, is my only great advisory. Reasons below.

You haven't dated for a long time yet; living together is a 'great barrier' many relationships fall apart on. People are different behind closed doors and bad habits come to light.

Imo, I think that you really really don't understand someone until you've known them for a solid 2-3 years. Its enough to really know who they are in a variety of scenarios, as well as the trajectory of how they change over time.

So, don't sacrifice friends and all of your other supportive structure to build it from scratch with a man you don't even know will remember your birthday. :P

Buy mainly your own things. If y'all break up and there's a shared item you want, offer to pay the "other half" of the item's cost. Sit down and talk about/write down expectations and boundaries surrounding cleanliness, noise, pets, guests, etc. It's easier to talk about compromise when you're both calm and you'd be able to handle conflict if you're both already aware of the things that can cause potential issues. Make sure to schedule me time! Take some intentional time away from each other so you can continue to feel some sort of independence. My husband and I can get a clingy and then end up getting on each other's nerves more because we're in each other's grill 24/7 lol.

TLDR I'd just make sure to not merge your funds, be clear about and firm about boundaries right away, and to have your own hobbies