How to Divide and Conquer Chores With Your SO For a Tidy Home All Year

Moving in with your significant other can be a big adjustment — and not just because you're going to be sharing the same space 24/7. Before you even start living together, you have to figure out whose apartment you'll live in and whose furniture you're keeping — a task that's a lot more complicated than it looks. You might be surprised at how much it hurts to give up your beloved red velvet couch! (Not that I'm speaking from experience . . . )

Once you've unpacked your boxes and figured out the closet-sharing situation, there's another big hurdle to cross: learning how to divvy up the household chores. Without a game plan for who is cleaning what, it's all too easy to have a minor tiff about dirty dishes devolve into a full-on argument. Before things get that extreme, sit down with your partner and make a plan to divide and conquer chores — here's how.