Cohabiting with someone you are romantically attached to makes separation very difficult, it also increases the chances of getting stuck in a terrible relationship simply because “we’ve been through a lot together...” And the more this relationship becomes sexual which is much likely, the harder it is for any “good person” to simply walk away because they do not want to hurt the other person or give them the impression that they were simply used.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://georgesdiary.blog/2021/04/28/making-a-case-for-cohabitation/