16 Guys Share the Most Shocking Thing About Moving in Together

1. "I had previously been very lucky in that even though I'd had roommates in college and right after, they were always on wildly different schedules for whatever reason. Moving in with my girlfriend happened to be the first time where I had to share a bathroom with someone that needed to leave for work at the same time as me. So that was… really chaotic. I was so used to waking up, taking a few minutes for myself, and jumping in the shower whenever I felt like it. But now we're on a pretty specific schedule with no margin for error. It was a jarring few weeks adjusting, though. A real literal wake up call." —​ Jordan, 28

2. "My girlfriend cried once because I didn't think I should have to make the bed every day. I had never made my bed before.I didn't even know people did that in real life." —​ Alex, 29​

3. "I think the biggest difference is that suddenly you're seeing this person all the time. It's really easy to think, 'Oh, well, we watch TV at night, we eat dinner together, we don't need to go on dates anymore because dates were just a way to see each other in the first place.' It becomes easy to slip into that mindset. I think it's important to remember to still do something romantic at least once a week. To go out and have date nights. But it was odd to realize the whole idea of a 'date night' shifts once you move in together." —​ Seth, 28

4. "I was very surprised to learn that none of the furniture I owned was good enough once we moved in together. My couch, my bed, anything I had framed and up on the walls that was never a problem in my apartment suddenly needed to get chucked or go into storage. I was also surprised to learn that "but I've had this since college" wasn't a good reason to keep it." —​ Mike, 26

5. "They poop." —​ Rob, 25

6. "I was honestly surprised at how easy it was. I know it's supposed to be all 'guys and girls are different blah blah blah' but we're both really laid-back and low maintenance. We haven't had any problems or stereotypical 'men are from Mars, women are from Venus' moments." —​ Eric, 26

7. "Learning your bed isn't as big as you thought it was. So much space gets taken up." —​ Anthony, 24

8. "They don't like it when you play videogames for 5 hours." —​ Shane, 27​

9. "I moved in with a (now ex) girlfriend and her parents for a little while. I was surprised at how immediately awkward it was. Actually I wasn't surprised at all." —​ Jon, 28​

10. "You're used to them just showing up all ready and now you see the elaborate hours long behind the scenes process. You get to peek behind that curtain. They're still late for everything, but at least now you know specifically why. At least when you move in together, you're still at home so you can play Madden or something while you wait for them." —​ Kyle, 25

11. "I don't know how surprising this really is, but just how much stuff they have. I assumed our bathroom had more than enough drawers for all her shit, and yet somehow most of the sink also has stuff everywhere and all her drawers are full." —​ Justin, 26

12. "I found out that women think eating a bag of chips can count as dinner." —​ Matt, 30​

13. "I used to think my girlfriend was the clean one, but it turned out she'd just make sure things were spotless before she had anyone over. I learned very quickly that I was the 'clean' one… and that was only relative. My girlfriend would just leave things wherever, and I wound up being the one cleaning up after her. It was funny, because it was always the opposite whenever I had a roommate. I was always the messy one, so you can imagine how bad she has to be." —​ Brian, 24​

14. "I think what surprised me most was how aware of your own schedule you have to be. Like, I'd go to the gym whenever, or watch some TV or go for a run whenever. I'd stay late at work, or crash at a friends place if I was too drunk. I felt like it and my girlfriend did the same thing. If we didn't have plans to hang out, we could do whatever. But once we moved in together, there was a lot more accountability. It wasn't like I had to stop doing anything, but I had to remember that it's better to go to the gym in the morning because my girlfriend would want to hang out at night. Just little things like that." —​ Jeff, 25

​​15. "I'm really confused by the amount of products women buy for the shower that all essentially do the same thing. I have soap and shampoo. Two bottles." —​ Cody, 29​

16. ​​​​"Decorative pillows. They're a lot of work for no reason." —​ Tim, 26​

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