I ran the idea of buying a house and renting it to her past her. She didn't seem too opposed. She doesn't want to live together until a knot is tied, but I do not want to be paying individual rent in two places as that seems foolish.

I would buy house, stay there most of the time and come home to sleep some nights so we technically would not be living together.

Seems reasonable. We'll see in May when and where she gets a job. She wants to do gyno and evidently illinois has a better job market for this.

I've lucked out with my chick. She's very frugal. She gets on my case for spending too much money out on the town and going out for lunches at work. She packs a lunch every day, etc. She's into the fancy clothes but only off of the clearance rack and with coupons. Definitely a Slickdealer much like myself.