Eric Siu argues against moving in with a romantic partner, saying he needs space and independence. He prefers fewer high-quality interactions over constant low-quality ones, and worries cohabitation creates stagnant routines. His own experience living with someone convinced him love works better when partners keep separate homes.
For me personally, I'm somebody who needs a long leash and a lot of space. So I get along best with women who are emotionally stable, who are independent, who are self-sufficient, and who are, let's say, either more securely attached. I'd rather also have fewer interactions at higher quality than more interactions at lower quality. Like, I really am scared of ending up in the situation where the both of us are just like sitting on the couch and she's on her phone and I'm watching the TV and we're not interacting with each other, but we have this like together So I need a lot of space. I don't know if I can live with a woman, to be honest. I've tried to do that in the past. It's extremely difficult. Like, there's a reason why people tend to not live with their parents. Like, you can love somebody more when you don't live with them.
