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Apr 05, 2006 09:57

So tell me, if you live with another, how do you deal with their stuff ( Read more... )

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gerome_77 April 5 2006, 01:17:45 UTC
this sounds like it belongs in a relationship community! :-)

I've somewhat been in your situation before. Ultimately it comes down to compromise, and hopefully he'll meet you halfway. But a few ideas to toss out (without knowing exactly what the stuff is)...

Can his "stuff" go in one special place that is more out-of-sight, perhaps a spare bedroom or something? Or can it be organized in an unobtrusive way, perhaps in a closed cabinet, or something. Or maybe you have a cleaning party or a garage sale? Tell him you'll buy him something fun and new if he throws out a few trash bags of stuff?

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babyfevertime April 5 2006, 01:58:25 UTC
My husband gets one room (or side of a room) for his stuff, and everything else gets put in the basement. I have the same. And communal living spaces require both parties to agree on stuff. If one of us hates it, out it goes. It works pretty well--we still feel like we have our space but we hold things like the bathroom, kitchen, laundry room, and living room to be decidedly neutral territory.

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phoebexeper April 5 2006, 09:28:05 UTC
Both good ideas. Thanks a lot, we'll see what kind of compromise we can come to!

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