I've been trying to use the ideas on the site in my marriage, especially the Joint Agreement one, but I have a problem that I can't figure out how to solve that way. We've been married five months less than two years and in that time we've always had at least one family member who was in financial straits living with us. Currently my mother, his mother, and his sister live with us in our two bedroom apartment along with our two year old son. I'm at my wits-end with this living arrangement. I'm completely ready for everyone to get out of our apartment and I believe that there's no reason they can't get out except that they feel comfortable remaining because we never set a time limit on them living with us. The problem is my husband doesn't see this as a problem. He feels that it's perfectly okay for them to live with us until they feel the need to leave. I've told him I'd like everyone to be gone by the end of the year but he says that he at least wants to let his sister to continue living with us. She's in college and he wants to help her but she's only two years younger than we are and as far as I can tell has nothing keeping her from being able to support herself with a roommate like so many other college students do. I'm at the end of my rope-- I'm ready to leave with my son and get my own apartment without my husband. Can anyone give me any advice? I love my husband and don't want to leave him but I feel like all the people living with us are pulling us apart and if I'm going to be unhappy, well I can be unhappy alone with some privacy.

Shauntelle,
<br>If it wasn't so real, I would say that your experience would make a great story for a sit-com soap opera. It is very sad because really you have not experienced marriage and already you have a child. Girl you have got to sort your life out and quick. My advice is to put the whole lot of them on a fortnights notice and if they don't respond then you know what you have to do. Good luck Shauntelle.