I moved in with my girlfriend in London after only a few months of dating. I was terrified.

The author and his new partner moved in together in London.

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• When I met my girlfriend, we instantly connected, and we decided to move in together in London.
• We had only been dating for a short time, so I worried living together would ruin the excitement.
• But our living arrangement has only deepened our connection with each other.

I met an incredible woman on a random outing to London while I was living life in slow motion, alone in a quiet English seaside town.