A_292 - I believe that the cornerstone that allows families to function in the long term is focusing on work. Even if you live with people you know little about, if you remain focused on work as a concept (and don't start thinking about love, sex, etc...) the relationship will gradually develop, working, collaborating, helping each other and spending your time together with respect forms and the more you continue maintaining this perspective and managing your resources correctly, the better you are able to feel... it might not be easy, but I recommend staying absolutely without having sexual intercourse at least for the first year of living together... similar discussion also regarding studies up to the end of university (in which I recommend excluding sex...)