Couples Share Surprises When Moving In Together

30. The Clear Instructions

It turns out that living with someone might also be a little like having a young child.

That’s right; it wasn’t long before some couples learned they had to explain every part of a task and not just brush the surface.

30. The Clear Instructions

If you want those sheets washed, then you best be prepared to explain every single thing from the bed that needs to go in the washer… Or you could be in for a bit of a surprise.

29. A Personal Shadow

If you’ve ever had a panic that you can’t get away from your shadow – and if you haven’t, then we’re sorry – then you might just find that all of your strange thoughts are about to come to life in a whole new way.

29. A Personal Shadow

It appears as though we don’t need a cat or an Alexa after all. Many like to follow us around for no reason. Perhaps they’re studying us before reporting back to base?

28. Too. Many. Pillows.

Ah, the debate of the decorative pillow. Some people love them and can’t imagine making their bed or sprucing their couch without 100 scatter cushions filling every corner, while other people want to get into bed without carefully removing all the decorative pillows.

28. Too. Many. Pillows.

Whatever the case, the chances are that couples will be on each side of the fence when it comes to this argument.

27. Sous Chef In The Making

Some of us learn how to cook as we grow up, but others need to learn their kitchen talents when they are older.

The best bit? Living with a partner who already knows their way around a kitchen can be a great way to bond.

27. Sous Chef In The Making

To top it off, you both get to enjoy a delicious meal at the end of it all, and there is always someone there to help do the dishes.

26. Searching High And Low

Sometimes, it can feel like we would lose our head if it weren’t attached to our necks.

It appears as though one person never knew just how many times one person could lose a set of keys. What’s worse?

26. Searching High And Low

Even that key hook attached to the wall by the door wasn’t enough of a reminder.

Instead, it turned into a couples game of “hide and seek.”

25. The International Sign

Women have unique ways of marking their territory.

Some like to add some decorative pillows here and there – we won’t start – while others want to add some personal photos around the house or invest in some scented air freshener.

25. The International Sign

However, there is one code that many have learned over the years: If you see a bobby pin, then you know the area is already occupied by a woman.

24. Nothing At All

We all have different ways that we like to pass the time. Some of us love to get our hands on a project while others prefer to get out with nature and head on a hike instead.

Our hobbies don’t make us bad people, right?

24. Nothing At All

It seems as though one person might have had enough of watching their partner do absolutely nothing.

Even the thought was too much to bear.

23. Cups, Cups Everywhere

Okay, most of us have a guilty habit that we have formed over the years. One of the worst offenders? Leaving dirty cups in our room before performing some kind of balancing act as we try to take them all to the kitchen sink.

It turns out the only thing worse than one person leaving cups in the bedroom is two.

23. Cups, Cups Everywhere

It turns out the only thing worse than one person leaving cups in the bedroom is two.

Hey, at least they have something in common.

22. The Curse Of The Snug

Not all surprises from moving in with your partner have to be bad. In fact, some of them could show how much more in love you are than you ever believed.

If we thought that getting out of bed was hard enough already…

22. The Curse Of The Snug

Often, it’s even tougher when our partner is snoozed up like a sleeping furnace just waiting for us to climb back under the sheets and join them.

21. Room For One More

Some of us dedicate our lives to our animals. In fact, moving in with our partner can be a worrying time.

What will we do if our pet doesn’t like them? How can we ask our partner to leave?

It appears as though this person didn’t have that worry.

21. Room For One More

Their cat didn’t just like the new addition… But they completely abandoned their human for the newbie. Ouch.

20. Hot And Cold

Sometimes, there is nothing like climbing under a blanket to watch a movie with our loved one, however, it might not be long before the dream loses its charm.

That is until we remember the furnace and ice cube rule.

20. Hot And Cold

That’s right; one will always need to be wrapped in a blanket while the other self-heats their way through life.

19. A Secret Side

Although many of us think we are easy-going, it turns out that living with someone can be enough to unlock all of those pet peeves that we never knew existed.

It might not be long before you find yourself aligning the coffee jar with the kitchen tiles just how you like it…

19. A Secret Side

Or leaving the remotes in the order they have been for years before someone came along and wreaked havoc on your system.

18. Two Opposing Views

Some people like things to be within reach whenever we need them while others prefer to stick to the minimalistic look.

The struggle comes when two opposing people start to live under one roof. While one prefers the coffee maker and toaster to be out of sight and out of mind…

18. Two Opposing Views

The other is left wondering how they will ever be able to find anything in their kitchen again.

17. Time To Redecorate

While you might think that decorating is investing in a fake plant to fill the space, others prefer to cover every inch of the wall with photos and posters.

We’re not hoarders – we just like to have memories!

17. Time To Redecorate

It turns out there might be some room for compromise when it comes to redecorating our homes, by which we mean giving in to what they want.

16. Random Checks

Living as a couple doesn’t mean that you can sit at opposite ends of the house and ignore your partner. No, it means you need to periodically walk in on whatever they are doing only to leave them to it.

How do we know they won’t disappear when we aren’t there?

16. Random Checks

What if they forget we exist and we have to spend the rest of the day alone in the other room?

15. Taking Responsibility

There are some things we can overlook. Then there are others that seem to bug us in ways that we never imagined.

It turns out that one person had never realized that their partner hadn’t learned how to change the toilet paper.

15. Taking Responsibility

Long gone were the days of people taking it in turns to keep on top of the chores.

Now, it’s a one-person mission to make sure the toilet paper is always changed.

14. Always In Reach

Hands up if you enjoy some of the perks that come with being an adult? Of course, one of the many things that we get to enjoy is heading to the store on a candy run without anyone reminding us that we might not need so much of the sweet stuff.

14. Always In Reach

However, it appears as though someone soon discovered that their partner likes to store it around the house rather than the pantry.

13. Plenty To Say

Moving in with your partner can lead to many new experiences. However, it can be tough to adjust to having someone in your house the entire time.

What will you talk about? After all, you’re with each other all the time.

13. Plenty To Say

Surely you will soon run out of things to say?

It appears that some are surprised just how easily the chats flow.

That must be love.

12. New Routines

Many of us have the same routine that we have followed for years. Getting ready for bed is one of the few times we can fully relax.

It looks as though that might have to change when you’re suddenly sharing your space with someone else.

12. New Routines

As well as having to learn an entirely new routine, it can also be a chance to sit back and see how other people like to wind down before bedtime.

11. A Sudden Discovery

Sharing a space means we also have to learn how to split the room we have with someone else.

We might have had all the dresser to ourselves for years, but now that has to change – or does it? This person bought a dresser for their partner.

11. A Sudden Discovery

They discovered, however, that it might have been a waste of money.

At least it means they now have more room for all of their things, right?

10. Sending A Message

It can be surprising how big your house becomes when you need to get your partner’s attention. Some of us prefer to text – even when we’re just a few rooms apart.

Why waste time walking from one end of the home to the other when you could shout your message instead?

10. Sending A Message

You might just have to be prepared to repeat yourself a few times before they hear you loud and clear.

9. Almost The Same

Doing the laundry is just one of the many jobs that people need to learn how to share when they live together. It only seems fair.

However, it might not be long before you realize your partner has different ideas about where dirty laundry ends up.

9. Almost The Same

Sure, they could put it in the hamper, but that seems a little too much effort when they could be placed next to it instead.

8. Piled High

We’ll be honest; many of us have been guilty of making piles of clothes rather than folding them and putting them away in the dresser or hanging them in the closet.

After all, life is too short to spend it doing laundry.

8. Piled High

One woman has perfected her piles of clothes so well that she now has a rotational system.

Saving space and time? We like it.

7. An Extra Pair Of Hands

There are many times in our life where it’s easier to have someone there to help only to find there is no one around. That all changes when we move in with our partner.

7. An Extra Pair Of Hands

Now, you no longer have to worry about how you will reach all of your tools at once.

Now, you have someone by your side willing to help. The best bit? It can be a great way to bond, too.

6. Learning The Right Way

Some of us have the way that we like things. It could be how you organize the refrigerator or whether you put the coffee and sugar out or keep it in the cupboard.

Whatever the case, it can be tough to alter your patterns when someone else joins the house.

6. Learning The Right Way

It might be time to head back to school to learn how to fold towels “the right way” if you want to get along.

5. Learning The Illusion

There are some things that feel like magic until we get to see them for ourselves. One of them?

How people get their hair into those mystical hats with a towel.

If you’re a pro at the twist and flip, then you probably know that your hair ends up in the middle of it all.

5. Learning The Illusion

However, if you’ve never seen it firsthand, then moving in with someone who knows the trick can be mind-blowing.

4. Louder Than Planned

If you’re enjoying a really good song or watching a great movie, then you might want to turn it up a little so that you’re fully immersed in it all.

Sadly, it turns out that everyone else in the house might not want to listen to it at the same time.

4. Louder Than Planned

While it might have been great when you lived alone, it seems that some partners struggle to adjust to the noise.

3. Staking Their Claim

There are many ways that women claim their spot. Of course, some love to leave bobby pins on just about every surface they can find while others have a new idea: leaving their hair.

If you have always had short hair, then this might come as a surprise to learn…

3. Staking Their Claim

Longer hair seems to have a habit of getting just about everywhere.

It’s a hidden skill, really.

2. Sleeping Buddies

Some people have tips for people who are just about to move in together. It seems as though many worry that people could suddenly learn all the things they dislike about one another.

Not for this couple, who found moving in together easy peasy.

2. Sleeping Buddies

Things were a lot more smooth sailing than they had ever been told.

A constant sleepover is one way to make sure you enjoy your life.

1. Very Different Ideas

Ah, the debate on how to clean up. It seems as though chores can be the beginning of the struggles for many.

While some people love to deep clean everything at every chance they get, others prefer to skirt around the edge and hope that it will do.

1. Very Different Ideas

Sadly, it appears as though both partners might need to learn to compromise if they want to get along.