What Psychologists Noticed About the Couples Who Were Happiest After Moving In Together (opens in new tab)

Everyone thinks moving in together is about the boxes. The boxes matter, of course. They contain your books, your dishes, your winter coats, and the coffee mug you've inexplicably carried through three apartments because it reminds you of a happier version of yourself. But the boxes are not the real story. Neither is the debate over whose mattress survives the merger. Or whether the thermostat should be set for human habitation or polar bear conservation. Or the discovery that your beloved lo...