59. Cohabitation Situation

On this week’s episode, Chatrice and Luis talk about moving in with a romantic partner. What does it mean to cohabitate with a romantic partner? Before the main topics our hosts catch up. Since last time, Luis finds themselves busy with weekday evenings and Spring semester is off to the races; meanwhile, Chatrice is planning a Spring Break trip. For the main topic our hosts discuss living with romantic partners you are not married to including what caused them to move in together, how the decision to move in together felt right, and what lessons they learn about themselves and their partners after having moved in together. Time Stamps: 0:19 - Hello & Welcome Back 0:33 - Catching Up 13:14 - What holiday are we celebrating this week? National Pizza Day, Alice Walker’s Day, President’s Day (USA), National Family Day (Canada), International Flirting Week 16:59 - Shout Out for the Culture: Missy Elliot becomes the first Female rapper to reach six platnium albums and “The Cookbook” album will be released as vinyl; Black owned business shoutout: Npressed, Bykashano.com; Abbot Elementary; The Color Purple musical will be made into a film, Oprah Winfrey surprises Danielle Brook that she will play Sofia in the film adaptation, will be released December 2023; 24:38 - Year of the Request 27:24 - Main Topic: living with romantic partners and/or signifcant others - specifically, partner you are not married to 28:22 - Jenna Birch from purewow.com - critical milestone, sign of a potential life together 29:25 - What made us move in or cohabitate with your partner? 31:00 - Cohabitating because of the pandemic and living seperately 35:24 - Decision made just felt right, no hesitation was felt 41:24 - Sexual health in monogamous relationship 42:20 - Question: was there anything you were nervous about before moving in with your partner? 44:59 - Seperate quirks but also similar quirks in a partner 47:05 - Fear: what happens if we break up? 48:11 - De-cohabitation 49:11 - Passing gas, doing #2, not looking date ready 51:15 - How is it going at present? 55:44 - Who is the morning person and who is the fully morning person? 56:38 - What have the hosts learned about themselves and their partners since cohabitating? 59:11 - Still valuing self and alone time even with moving in together 59:51 - Being fiercely independent in a relationship, doing things without your partner 1:00:33 - One message to share with the audience about living with a partner 1:02:25 - Chatrice Tip: Create cohabitation agreement 1:05:25 - How to plan now, don’t wait for the rainy day to have hoped for an umbrella 1:06:35 - You got to have the love AND the reality 1:06:53 - How to protect yourself while still being vulnerable in a relationship 1:08:23 - End of episode Article: - https://www.purewow.com/wellness/moving-in-together Website: courtingincolor.com / Email: [email protected] / Instagram: @CourtNColor Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review!