It had been many years since I had lived with someone.
- I didn’t intend on living with Beth so early in our relationship.
At the time we were still moony-eyed for each other, and that’s when the COVID lockdown protocols went into full swing. We had to choose to stay together for the next few (what we thought would be) weeks, or stay apart for that time. We decided to shack up, and of course that lockdown lasted for nearly a year. Am I glad we did it? Yes, I have to say that I am, although there are a lot of little things that I hate, like the way Beth runs the air conditioning. Since Beth has apparently never had to worry about money, she has never considered how much air conditioning impacts the monthly utility bill. When Mommy and Daddy pay your bills, why would you care about some as trivial as air conditioning costs? Now that her parents were not footing the power bill, I had to talk to her about not setting the thermostat quite so low. This turned into more of a debate then I expected, but the bottom line was that she would pay the full utility bill herself every month if it meant she could run the AC as much as she wanted. I agreed to that, and have been freezing my balls off ever since, because if the air conditioning ever stops even for a second she will make it turn back on! It’s her money so I guess I can’t complain, but … brrrrrr!