Congrats Mike, HappyRenter, protorio, sdceller (and anyone else who chimed in on this thread saying they were in escrow.)
sdrealtor… We have all heard how wonderful and idylic your childhood was. We are all appropriately envious. But I think you might want to consider that others had equally idyllic childhoods that might have varied in various factors. And more had less than perfect childhoods and ended up happy and well adjusted adults. My parents did some stuff right, some stuff not-so-right. I learned from both aspects. I have friends who’s childhoods were much more “perfect” than mine – who are complete messes – probably because their parents shielded them… they ended up with unrealistic ideas of the true give and take and compromise that a relationship or marriage involves. They ended up with the idea that money problems somehow work out – magically.
Walter/CA Renter/BG – I have to agree with you guys on the living together thing. And I’m a liberal. I just look at it as a matter of defining whether you’re committed enough. If you’re committed enough to move in together but not committed enough to get married – what is the thing holding you back? It’s usually pretty significant. And when you think about that thing – whatever it is – do you really want to move in together? Or keep dating with separate households. I don’t think there should be a law against living together… But it was never for me and if friends asked – I gave them this same advice. Even the hubster had to wait till 1 month before our wedding before I let him officially move in. (And that’s just because he’d found a tenant for his house that wanted it sooner.)
