Dating Your Neighbor: Convenient or Awkward?

Right now I'm dating someone who lives in my building, so when we want to see each other it's only a five-second commute. On the one hand, that's rather convenient. No need to go outside in the cold, wind, rain or snow, and you become real comfortable really fast being in your pajamas in front of the other person. You figure out right away if he is a cat person and won't mind being around your pet. Coming over without going out first doesn't feel as much like a booty call as it used to.

But on the other hand...you never need to go out and brave the elements to see your crush, so there's basically minimal effort involved. You end up seeing each other in PJ's more often than dressed up and sexy. Your pet starts to like him more than she likes you. And the booty call factor looms large.

Right now I'm enjoying the convenience factor, and the fact that it's new and exciting. But the main awkward factor is the fact that you don't know the proper dating rules when it comes to living one floor up and three doors down. Are we supposed to make contact every day? Should I wait for him to call or just knock on his door? Do I need to constantly keep my place clean in case he happens to stop by? Should he be allowed to do that in any case? Do I even care what should be allowed?

The fact is that being with him feels so easy and drama-less that I don't worry too much about these questions. The fact that he is probably moving across the country soon also helps to ease the obsession and lets me live more in the moment. And I think that's a good thing.

Still, I feel as though I should update my PJ wardrobe a little.