I am 17 years old (turning 18 before the end of this year) and a freshman at a college 4 1/2 hours from home. My 21 year old boyfriend of six months will be graduating from college in May, while I will be transferring to a school 20 minutes away from both my parents and my boyfriend (who will be getting an apartment and doing pre-grad school work and working full time), the main reason for which is that they offer a rare program that focuses on my specific interest, and is about 1/3 the cost of my current college. My boyfriend has asked me to move in with him, and I am overjoyed. I would be almost 19 by the time, and he would have just turned 22. By then we would have been dating for a year and a half. We would be spending every night together regardless, as he will be living in his own no matter what.  Although I am young, I am generally considered to be mature beyond my years, having dealt with issues most people do not face until very late in life, if at all. When living with my parents I cook dinner, do the dishes and laundry, take care of our pets and do the grocery shopping. I've had a job since age 12, and so am fairly financially stable for someone of my age, as well as having a good work ethic. Again, although I am young, I am positive this is the man I want to marry and raise a family with. He is also certain of this and has actually gone one step further to tell his mother that he intends on spending the rest of his life with me. We have both suffered through emotionally abusive long-term relationships (mine being 2 years and his a year), and I believe we are both more certain about what we want and need out of a relationship than most others our age because of this. We get all we need and more from each other without it being spoken. Although I don't think my parents would, I am financially prepared for them to refuse to fund my schooling (I paid for most of my tuition that was not covered by substantial scholarships at my current school this year anyway) if I do move in with him. Obviously, I would not base my decision solely on input I receive here, I am just looking for some general thoughts and reactions. While I respect that other's believe it is the way to go, we would be living together before getting engaged or married no matter what the age/time of moving in. However, we have agreed that neither of us want to move on to engagement at least until I have graduated college. So...what's your opinion?