10 Things You Give Up When Moving In With Your Boyfriend

Updated on July 17, 2014 at 6:05 AM

There are countless benefits to living with your significant other, but everybody has to give up something when you combine two lives into one house. While he's tossing out his Star Wars poster from college and significantly decreasing his video game screen time, you're probably letting go of a few things too. In addition to certain household items that have to go, here are a few more things that you give up when you move in with your guy. Source: CBS

Reality TV shows.

Source: Bravo

Warner Bros.

Junk that you've been hoarding.

The CW

Hours taking selfies.

He will call you out on this for sure.

Columbia Pictures

The honest and informed feedback from girl roommates about your outfit choices.

Bathroom privacy.

Source: Bravo

Like . . . all of it.
Source: Bravo

HBO

Extra space for your clothes (and shoes, and purses, and accessories).

HBO

Guilt-free late-night snack sessions.

You can still have them . . . he just may judge you a little.

Anything too floral or frilly.

Your multicolored flower-print comforter probably has to go. Source: Lifetime

Columbia Pictures

Old or ugly undies.

NBC

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10 Things You Give Up When Moving In With Your Boyfriend

Reality TV shows.

Junk that you've been hoarding.

Hours taking selfies.

The honest and informed feedback from girl roommates about your outfit choices.

Bathroom privacy.

Extra space for your clothes (and shoes, and purses, and accessories).

Guilt-free late-night snack sessions.

Anything too floral or frilly.

Old or ugly undies.

Silence whenever and wherever you want it. Not gonna happen anymore.

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