Moving in together changes EVERYTHING
At first, it’s all cute good morning texts, heart-eye emojis, and making plans just to spend more time together. But the moment you share a space?
Whew
That’s when things get real.
Suddenly, you’re not just enjoying each other’s company—you’re co-managing a household.
Dishes don’t magically clean themselves, the bills don’t auto-pay (unless you set that up), and your partner’s one tiny habit—the one you never noticed before—now haunts you at all hours of the day.
Doesn’t mean things are bad—they’re just… different.
I grew up in a family where moving in before marriage wasn’t exactly the norm, so when I took that step, my tías had questions.
“Wait… why did you get married and not tell anyone?”
I wasn’t married (yet), but in my culture, once you live together, people just assume.
So there I was, bracing myself for the potential backlash, ready to explain:
- No, we are NOT married.
- Yes, I’d like to be someday, but I also wanna make sure we actually work before signing legal documents.
- And no, Dad, I’m not ‘giving away the milk for free.’ 🙃
And instead of the lecture I expected, my tías hit me with:
"Wow, I wish I could’ve done that. If I had known what I was getting into before getting married, I never would have gone through with it."
YIKES
Knowing before committing is a privilege. Probably would have gotten stoned to death if I had tried to pull this little stunt back in the day.
You get to figure out what works, what doesn’t, and what you need to keep the relationship strong.
Your business (and your website) go through the same phases.
Your Business Had a Honeymoon Phase, Too
Remember when you were obsessed with your business?
Late nights in Canva, tweaking colors and fonts like your career depended on it.
Posting on Instagram with excitement, dreaming about the clients you’d book and the impact you’d make.
That new-business rush had you in a full-blown romance.
But over time? You got busy. You found your rhythm. You got clients.
(or life got in the way)
Your website kinda became an afterthought.
And then one day, you look at it and realize...it looks like an afterthought.