Moving in with the other half is a big deal no matter when it happens. Let’s face it: we all remember that arguing settling-in period.

As well as learning to compromise, both sides also learn new things about their partners. Two threads on Reddit are asking the sexes to reveal the most surprising things they learned about their significant others when they started living together. We picked out a few of the best answers below…

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Women on the most surprising things they learned when they started living with men:

"He does not care if the shampoo I have makes him smell like roses all day." (mmcrunchie) "That he can sit in front the computer/video games from morning 'til it's dark out without once getting up to pee, make food or turn on the bloody lights." (savepiggy) "Why the massive bucket of loose change???" (lostatsea93)

 

"He can wiggle his penis. You know how some people can wiggle their ears, or just the tip of their nose? If we're laying around in bed, he sometimes 'waves' at me. I didn't know it could move that much on its own." (Blueninjakat) "Shaving is a sacred ritual. My husband closes the bathroom door, and takes his time shaving, then he comes out flawless." (Brillito) "They love using my beauty supplies. Body scrubs, lotions, facial masks, anti-aging cream all tend to be popular items." (pm_me_ur_kittenz_plz) "They hate spiders too." (Rapunze1)

Men on the most surprising things they learned when they started living with women:

"They're as lazy as men until company is coming over." (MisterJWalk) "Been married a year and a half now. It still amazes me how much room a 5'0" woman can take up in a king-size bed." (xxbearillaxx) "Clothes everywhere. What looks like enough hair to make a wig in the shower every time, with a clogged drain cover, yet she still has a full head of hair." (Astorm67)

"How much room they need for their products. She took up all the counter space and sides of the tub and a little tree thingy i got her so she can put even more stuff beside the tub. But god forbid I left my deodorant out on the counter." (PattyCakes1) "I didn't know the shower needed 13 bottles of shampoo and 3 body washes." (suitology) "That girls fart." (Rosasome) "How I am and always was 100% wrong about everything that could ever be." (Flyboy142)

  (Cover image via BBC).