A Little Epiphany - (and a newbie delurking)

[Dia]

I have a really good lead on an apartment up on the coast. It's a duplex with 2 bedrooms and room for an office / art studio (I draw and paint). The rent is reasonable, there's a yard for the kidlet and the interactions with the potential landlady have been very positive. Her God-daughter lives in the other side of the duplex and all of them are artists in one way or another. The vibe so far is one of really great creative/spiritual female energy. Dare I say it? ... I almost feel like there will be healing there.

The downsides are a slightly inconvenient location, no dishwasher and street parking. Re: the location, it's pretty convenient to where I would likely be working but if I send kidlet to his former school, there will be a 15 min drive to get there, then anywhere from 15 - 45 mins to get back to where I will most likely work.

Here's the conundrum. H pays $1700 in rent, and my rent will be $1500. That's $3200 a month in friggen' rent combined. If H and I lived together and shared expenses, we'd be a heckuva lot better off financially speaking, and the financial ease would probably make us happier, more open people, too.

Should I even bring this up??