Do you buy when you disagree?

weeg

We just put an offer on a flat my boyfriend fell in love with. Me, I see what he sees in it, but I also see the disadvantages. And the thing is the disadvantages affect me more than him.

At the age of 37, he can move from his rented flat with just a car full of stuff.

Me, I have a LOT more stuff than him. Clothes, and ornaments and kitchen stuff. Cases full of books (14 boxes of them!) All the files from my self employed business. Plus some furniture (we're binning almost all of his, as his flat is damp). And I cook most of the time.

So, I see a flat with almost no cupboards (2 largish fitted wardrobes and the cupboard with the water tank in it). And the kitchen is not only lacking in cupboards, there is a stupid tiny sink smaller than my chilli pot and no draining board AND no space for a dishwasher.

But it IS beautiful. I'll just have to spend £1000 fixing a brand new kitchen and stick up a wall at the back of the (vast) living room to make a big cupboard area.

It's the first place he's been really excited about, and we're NEVER going to find somewhere we both love (we've been looking for 15 months). So he'll be happy with where we live, and has already 'signed off' on me spending some money to fix my perceived flaws. It's a compromise that works for us.