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Follow your gut.

Submitted by Samantha L on Sun, 07/23/2006 - 6:20pm.

Please do not buy a house if you are feeling rushed or in any way uncomfortable. It sounds like this is very important to your husband and of course you must make sure that he is happy and contented with his life. I do not know your specific situation but buying a home is a huge undertaking with enormous repercussions if done improperly or in haste. You are making a decision that will effect every sphere of your life-most importantly your financal situation. It must be thought through, honestly discussed between you and your partner, and truly agreed upon. Because blame for any unhappiness because of the decision to purchase or not to purchase a new home cannot be applied to either spouse.
My husband and I bought a house a little over a year ago. I was pregnant. We were living in a small apartment. We decided we needed a house in the country with a big yard. Well, we got exactly what we asked for: a big, 200 year old house with two cottages on 5 acres in the middle of farmland.....and every dime we make goes into feeding this monster. When I think about how much money we could have saved for our retirement or our children's education I become physically ill. But, we made our bed and we are sleeping in it as gracefully as possible. The stress has not negatively affected our marriage, thank goodness. We've figured out how to manage the enormous expense-we rent out the cottages and one of the main house bedrooms to artist friends of ours-but we both wish we had taken our time and really thought it through. We were in such a rush! And, we were being so childish. We saw that all of our friends had pretty homes and we wanted one too. It was a very hard and very expensive way of learning a very important lesson.
So...if it feels wrong or rushed then it is wrong and you are being rushed.

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