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Negotiating With Your Spouse amp。 Others at Home How to Have a Peaceful Home Life Despite Your Differences Laurie Israel Attorney/Mediator Brookline, MA 169。 2022 Who are Those We Live With? ? Alone ? Alone with dogs or cats ? Temporary roommates you don’t know very well ? Friends (high school, college, workplace) ? Siblings ? Parents ? Multigenerational family 169。 2022 Law Offices of Laurie Israel Brookline, MA Who are Those We Live With? ? Boyfriend/Girlfriend ? Committed relationship ? Engaged couple ? Cohabiting ? Married without the License ? Legally married ? Divorced and living with former spouse 169。 2022 Law Offices of Laurie Israel Brookline, MA The Challenges of Living with Strangers ? You don’t know what you’re getting ? May not be mitment to work things out ? Lifestyles and values may not match ? Unstable ? Inpatibility 169。 2022 Law Offices of Laurie Israel Brookline, MA The Challenges of Living with Friends ? Puts strain on a good relationship ? May prevent you from making friends or getting into a primary relationship ? Will your friendship ever be the same? ? Does friendship need distance? 169。 2022 Law Offices of Laurie Israel Brookline, MA The Challenges of Living with Siblings ? Sibling relationship is very fraught ? Sibling rivalries run deep ? Deep and plex history ? Can be very loyal and supportive ? Easy for parents to visit 169。 2022 Law Offices of Laurie Israel Brookline, MA The Challenges of Living with Parents ? Whose problem is it: parents’ or child’s? ? One would think parents would like to have grown children in house. ? Often happens due to financial need which puts pressure on the parent/child and child/other siblings relationships ? Boundary issues ? Trusting your child to be an adult 169。 2022 Law Offices of Laurie Israel Brookline, MA The Challenges of Living with Parents ? Resisting the urge to “parent” your parent ? You know each other’s hot buttons ? Relevance of parent/childhood experience ? “Because I said so” ? Issues around financial c