Removal of the Romance: A Discussion

It appears you shouldn’t unpack too soon after moving house, as the process has led to permanent relationship breakdown for almost one in five couples (17%), with Gen Z couples the most likely to split after moving in together.

Research commissioned by AnyVan, the UK-based leading delivery and removals technology platform, has revealed the real relationship woes for millions of British couples due to moving house. For example, 70% admitted that the moving process led to them arguing with their partner, while almost one in ten (9%) said they didn’t speak to their partner for an entire day after they moved in.

The most common cause of arguments was the financial stress of moving home; in second place was deciding which items to keep and throw out, and in third was people feeling that their partner was lazy. What’s more, moving house has an impact on Brits’ sex lives. Almost one in three (31%) couples said that the house move had a detrimental effect on their sex lives, with one in five (20%) saying that moving stress lowered their libido. Millennials were most likely to have their sex lives impacted, with over a third (36%) saying that moving in with their partner had a detrimental impact on their sex life.