I sincerely doubt they are living in that van 24/7. If this is your interest and your spouse shares it, the marriage should not be tested by the occasional weekend trip in it.
I said liking someone doesn't mean you're immune to resentment and emotional stress - even if you like them a lot. People need their personal space, and they're allowed to have their own boundaries. You shouldn't have to give those up just because you like someone. And refusing to give up your boundaries doesn't mean you dislike someone. It means you have self respect.
Not necessarily. If you like the other person, it's much easier to find solutions to these kinds of problems, than if you resent them. Just talk and be interested in what they need.
You don't even need to have been in a relationship to get this. Just having a roommate should be enough to understand living in a tiny van with someone will quickly lose whatever charm it initially had.
Oh nice. So we're on the same page. This might be down to personal preference then, but I don't think my relationship with a good friend or SO would be improved by living out of a fucking van.
Matters fuck all if at least one of you is the type of person that just needs some alone time sometimes. I like my spouse and friends, but I need my alone time.
Me and my SO are both that type of person, and we can manage just fine. It takes communication and a willingness to fulfill the other's needs, I.E. you need to actually like them.
My spouse and I always talked about building a tiny home or the like. We ended up moving into a 412sqft studio and then COVID happened. We learned that we could definitely handle a tiny home no problem. I will say sharing a bathroom does suck when one person has food poisoning.
I dunno man, if my parents hooked up a van and told me we were gonna live in it while traveling across the country, well, I woulda thought they were the best parents ever.
If you want to lose a friend, make them a roommate.
If you want to lose a wife, live in a van.
But my guess is this thing will be parked in the driveway of their mansion. So it doesn’t really matter. They’ll still probably get divorced though, after he knocks up the au pair.
Okay? Youve shown me a thread where the bias is aimed towards people with bad experiences. Not exactly evidence. I could probably name 15 households i know personally where friends have loved together happily.
Even if it is an old saying, more in jest than the basis of reality. Doesnt mean most of the redditors hear arent being a jealous and miserable bunch.
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u/Competitive-Piece509 16h ago
Why?