<prompt> Human: Hi Reddit. I want to buy a house at the end of this year. I plan to put down 125,000 for a house that is 400,000 - 500,000. I have been with my boyfriend for about 9 years. He just graduated last year and recently found a job so he had no savings. We plan to get married next year. He wants to experience all of our firsts as a couple like moving out of our parents house and buying a house together for the first time. So its either I wait for us to get married then buy a house together or just buy one earlier with him. I feel ready to buy a house and I really want to move out and on with my life. We have been together for so long and I know I we will get married soon, so is it unreasonable to buy a house with him?  <response>: Nope. Its a mess to untangle if things go sideways. Divorce gives you tools to separate assets, while unmarried people dont have access to that and have to do really messy things like suing for partition.You could quietly elope and have a big wedding later. 