Romance has more to do with real estate than you might guess

By Virginia K. Smith | February 14, 2017 - 2:59PM

If you've ever considered moving in with a partner for the potentially cheaper rent—or squabbled thanks to a too-small shared bathroom—you know that your real estate situation can have a dramatic effect on your love life, for better or for worse. In honor of Valentine's Day, we're revisiting some of our favorite stories about love, lust, and the New York City apartment hunt:

Tips on how couples who share studio apartments together manage to say sane.
Related: Advice on how to handle arguments when you happen to share a tiny apartment.
For a less traditional take on sex and romance, would you consider a move into Brooklyn's polyamorous co-living space?
Who says third wheeling is so bad? Living with a couple can be the ideal roommate setup.
Brokers dish on common couple fights they've witnessed among apartment-hunting partners.
What to do if you broke up with someone with whom you still happen to be sharing an apartment...
...and what to do with the mortgage if you broke up with someone with whom you still happen to own an apartment.

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