DearSugar and We're In a Run Rach need your help. She and her boyfriend are stuck in the same routine and she needs some advice on how to live again.

Dear Sugar,

My boyfriend and I have been together for a few years now and we've been living together for the past seven months. In the beginning, things were fun and exciting, but now I feel like we are stuck in a major rut. It seems like all we do is watch TV, cook dinner, and go to bed. The worst part about the TV watching is that we're doing it in separate rooms! I've talked to my boyfriend about how this makes me feel and how I wish we did more together, but his response was that we live together, insinuating that we're together all the time.

While I love our mellow lifestyle, I miss going on "dates" and hitting the town every once in a while. Money has been tight for both of us as well, so what are other couples out there doing in order to keep their relationships fun and exciting? And I'm also wondering if this slump we're in is a normal progression when you first move in with someone you've been dating for a while. Any advice would be a great help. — We're In a Run Rach

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