Relationships & Connection
New Relationship — Moving In Together Checklist
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20 itemsSet up the home and the agreements that hold it. This free new relationship — moving in together checklist gives you a 20-item head start so nothing important slips through the cracks. it's been shaped by real families using it in real moments — the kind you don't get a second chance to prepare for. Use it as-is, or open it in Checkbloom to customise every item, share it with anyone by link (no account required on their end), and tick things off together in real time from any phone. When you're offline, changes queue and sync the moment you're back. Every Checkbloom template is free to preview and free to download as a PDF. Create a list from this template and share it with anyone by link — they can check items off in real time with no account or app download required.
Talk about the small stuff before it becomes the big stuff.
What's on the list
- Decide on the place and lease together
- Agree how rent and bills will split
- Set up a shared expense system
- Agree what stays separate and what becomes joint
- Combine furniture and decide what to donate
- Set up utilities and internet in both names where possible
- Update addresses on ID, bank, and insurance
- Register with a local doctor and dentist
- Agree how chores will be shared
- Agree on a cleaning rhythm
- Agree how groceries and meals work
- Talk about quiet time and social time
- Talk about guests and overnight visitors
- Agree about pets, plants, and shared care
- Talk about money goals and savings
- Talk about how you handle conflict
- Agree how you will check in regularly
- Plan a small housewarming when settled
- Take a photo of your first night in
- Be patient — it takes a few months to feel like home
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