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When I was a teenager, I dated a guy who later turned out to be suffering from BPD. We dated on-and-off for 5 years until I finally got away from him (which involved moving away and keeping my new location secret from all mutual friends).

That was eight years ago. I've since had two happy, healthy long term relationships; I have a job I love; I have new friends who don't even know he exists; etc. He still sends me several lengthy emails a year, and he occasionally shows up on my parents' doorstep to try to "make amends" or whatever nonsense. Apart from that, though, I basically don't think about him very much anymore.

Yesterday, I found out that he's been arrested for raping a very youn

What is your advice for people who are interested in cohabiting, or who already do cohabit? Do you have any tips for dealing with finances, property ownership, alone time, differing sleep schedules, chores, breaking up, guests, etc.? What are some unexpected problems you have run into, and what are some things that worked out surprisingly well for you? What do you wish you had known before you started cohabiting?

Are there any Christians out there who have been in a relationship with an atheist? Or atheists who have been in a relationship with a Christian? How did it work out? Any suggestions for other people in such a relationship?

I ask because I am a lifelong atheist (female) in a relationship with a very devout Christian (male). We knew each other a long time before we started dating, and we seem very compatible on nearly every front: we communicate our differences excellently, have yet to fight, share similar political/social/ethical views, are neither too clingy nor too neglectful toward one another, and so on.

But, of course, our religious views differ tremendously. We've talked about this