Going through a rough patch in a relationship...stay or leave?

[unanimous123]

Hi ENAers,

 

Ex gf and I live together for a year and two months now. I guess you could say that we fell into the inevitable trap of "seeing too much of each other". We admit that there are issues we need to get sorted amongst ourselves, like her habitual drinking habit and my trust issues. There has been an improvement recently until lately when it all went out of proportion again. We fight about the petty things sometimes too. Anyway, we've decided that this is caused by getting on each other's nerves often and concluded that it is because of spending everyday together. We decided to take it slow for now and not to put much pressure on each other and decided to go work on being friends first before anything else. So my question is, should I go home (2 hour drive) or still stay and try to act cool?

[bw92116]

You should spend less time together, though it may not require moving out, it will require living more separate lives and doing your own thing more.