We have a three yr old and a 10 yr old, we have been married for five years. and have had our own place, when we moved to California his best friend moved into our tiny apartment, it was a joint thing where we were helping eachother out for the very short term and wasn’t so bad except it went on way to long, he stayed with us for two years on and off.
Ok..a month ago his best friend and his wife came to “visit” with us, i get along good with the wife and all was well, except my husbands friend lost his green card and cant leave until he gets a new one, so now what was a visit, has morphed into something else, it also coincided with the stay of my father, he rarely comes out to see me and when he does I treasure the time I get with him but my hubbys mates have taken over it seems, things have calmed down a bit, only because I threw a fit about and told my hubby that I dont want his friends over constantly, I like most of his mates but I like my privacy, I like to watch crappy TV and eat chips in my underwear without judgement, I like to practice on my guitar and sing loud, I like to do things on my own time.
ok, so now his friend and the wife may be staying my husband wants us all to move in together, even add some other people into the mix, I do not want to, I am willing to compromise as that what being in a good marriage is about but, I really dont wanna give up my privacy or end up being the “mother” to a bunch of his friends, that who even though I like them, have not grown up yet and still dont really live in reality.
I also do most of the stuff round the house and earn the most money.
I dont wanna hurt my husband feelings about what he thinks is a great idea but I wanna explain to him (without talking to him like a child) that these situations dont really work out and that as a family of four we should have our OWN place.
he says we will never be able to afford a cool big place on our own, I am confused I would love a big place but I am really really nervous about moving in with others, am I right to be sceptical of it working?