Paying the Cable Bill

Dear Bitter Single Guy: I am 25 and my girlfriend of 2 years is 20. We pretty much spend all our free time together and live together with her mother. I feel like I need to separate my life from hers a little and get my own place. I trust her, but worry that one day she might wake up and want to "experience life". Am I wrong for trying to reevaluate my relationship? -- In Need Of Space Guy

Dear I.N.S.G.: The Bitter Single Guy is going (as he often does) to answer the question you ask, and then answer the one you don't ask. You're not wrong to reevaluate your relationship. You should reevaluate your relationship just as you would your cable bill. When the cable bill arrives, you make sure you still have ESPN, CNN and Comedy Central, right? But every now and then you should wonder if you need two versions of HBO. Maybe you need digital cable with ESPN2? If you don't reevaluate your cable options you'll be stuck with the same old crap instead of a whole slew of new crap. Similarly, reevaluating your relationship will let you know you're getting what you're paying for (so to speak).

Now the question you don't ask: Yes, you absolutely should move out of your girlfriend's mother's house in case she cheats on you and breaks your heart. I.N.S.G. this Tender Tulip is young and may definitely decide to sow some oats, leaving you in the lurch. If you're in HER house with HER mom she holds your (ahem) cards in her hand. Get yourself out of there and into a place you can hide if you get dumped.