Congratulations - you've fallen in love! Sure, you've been in love before, but this time it feels right. To take your relationship to the next level, you want to move in with your man. He's a great guy who, fingers crossed, you can see yourself marrying.

Hold it right there, sister. I'm a man, and because I care about you, I want to let you in on a little secret: Men and women often aren't on the same page when they move in together. In fact, he may be in an entirely different book in a library halfway across town.

Living with anyone (man or woman) can equal drama, but the stakes are a lot higher when you're living with your boyfriend. Your whole relationship is at risk. I don't pretend to be a total expert on these things, so I spoke with a few counselors. All of them said that living with your man can be a great arrangement provided - and this is the important part - that you have open communication and talk honestly about what you expect for the future.

"Living together without talking about expectations is a bad idea," says Margaret Shapiro, a relationship counselor with the Council for Relationships in Philadelphia.