Need help setting rules for cohabitation relationship?

I don't think there needs to be "rules"... just respect & consideration!

Some of the things you might like to discuss are things such as ~

* Who pays for what?

* Who does particular jobs in the household? (Washing, ironing, cleaning, shopping/cooking, walk/feed animals) etc

* How you feel about friends coming to visit (ie would there be circumstances that might create problems for the other person - eg late night visitors when they have to get up early to go to work the next day etc).

* Specific things you know will trouble you (eg pets on the bed, towels left on the bathroom floor, smelly shoes left in the bedroom, talking on your phone when you know the other person is trying to watch TV etc)

* General expectations (eg after eating you wash your own dish/put rubbish in the trash etc, after you have a shower you hang your towel to dry)

* Respecting each others privacy - mail, phone, computer, talking with friends on the phone etc

* Communication - eg I don't mind if you go out till 3am but I would like you to discuss this plan with me before ... OR... if something creates tension between you how you might like to deal with this (eg - don't go to bed on an argument vs going for a walk to cool down & clear your mind when your upset about something)

Don't sweat the little stuff ... as long as you communicate well it will all sort itself out

I think 3am is very late, the other thing is are both of you going to be going out 2 times a week with the boys/girls or is that mostly just you. If it is, it should only be 1 time a week and home by 1am for both so no one is home worrying. You should also have one date night a week to keep the romance going. Also, decide how long you will live together before getting married or cut off the relationship. Statistics for marriage get worse and worse after living together for more than 2 years.

Anyone who comes home at 3 a.m. and is in a relationship, needs to rethink the relationship. What the hell does an attached person do until 3 a.m.? You ought to be HOME far earlier than that. I don't want to be wakened at 3 a.m. by my guy coming home two nights a week. Are you kidding?

And if you have to have two nights out a week, there is a problem.

Maybe forget about moving in.

Just another example of a Court "making" laws up and skipping the State or Federal Law Making Body called Congress.

If you feel the need to set rules, don't move in together.