If you were moving into a house with your b/f or g/f and know that most of your stuff dosnt go with there stuff would you throw your stuff out or get a storage unit so you could have stuff incase it dosnt work out?
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littl_foggy
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well I guess that depends on you...my husband and I have been together for 7 years our stuff does not go together at all but we compliment each other ...he has rooms that are HIS to decorate and I have mine...as for furniture you can get slipcovers very cheap...point is neither of you should have to throw away your things OR pay for storage any good relationship is based on blending 2 unique people..and each home should be based on the best of both of you...
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The one thing that you have to think about when getting a storage unit is "how much is the stuff I'm storing in it worth?". I had a friend that stored $1000 worth of furniture for 2 years and paid $2000 in storage fees. If he'd sold it for $500 to start with and bought it new 2 years later, he would have only been out $500. Also, I think if you're moving in with someone and these thoughts are coming up, you may be having some doubts. You may want to move in for a month or two and save the furniture, but after that get rid of it. Don't use it as a safety net so you can run if you get into an argument. Not having it there may help you get through some things that are insignificant in the long run.
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I guess it depends on what you hope to be an outcome for the relationship. If you are keeping stuff 'in case' wouldn't that feel like you were not putting you whole heart into moving in with your significant other. If you are moving in for convenience rather than long-term aspirations, then there should be no problem storing things.
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I learned the hard way along time ago.Always have a backup plan.Just in case it goes sour.
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Well, if you two combined have too much stuff for the home you're living in, then you'll have to get rid of something. When I moved in with my boyfriend we had lots of duplicate stuff, and not enough rooms to handle it all. We got rid of some of his stuff, and some of mine. We put it into the storage shed at my sister's house until we had a garage sale and sold it all. If there is anything of yours that you would like to keep, talk it over with your s/o and decide how to pick what stays and what goes. I don't think I even thought about storing my stuff in case it didn't work out. If you are worried about that though, I'd suggest selling your old stuff and just putting money into a savings account so that in case you need to leave, you'll have money to move, rather than furniture in storage.
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Points for everyone. These are all good answers. Most of the stuff can be handled with compromise. And, since y'all are moving in together, I assume that y'all have been together a lil' while, so, Drublic is right about storage costs. Only store what you can't live without. Skye-Mom is right about the best of both of you, and Fero-Jen is right about compromise and selling some and putting some money in a savings account. I even like Stubs' answer, but your responses show, (I think), that you are in this to make it work. Give it a month or so before totally getting rid of everything, and good luck, it sounds like you and your son pretty much have it figured out.
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I certainly would, but ONLY after I knew I had the things in storage very well insured.
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