Things you should never be pressured into in a relationship

Never feel pressured into buying a house together

You’re perfectly content living with your housemates/parents/other family members (delete as applicable) but your partner wants a cute cottage with a picket fence? Don’t we all! While the temptation of getting your own place together may be intense, only go ahead with the idea if you’re 100 per cent sure that this is what you want. Living with the one you love is a great experience, but if you’re heart’s not in it and you suddenly change your mind, a mortgage normally means you’re left with a pretty hefty sum to pay off for something you were pressured into...