Smart approach. And you know what they say; you can't be happy with anyone else unless you are happy with yourself. You've got that part down.. so...I'm happy by myself and I think I'll stay solo for a while. Dating maybe in a while, but this is the last time I live with a lover. Yeah better to find out now than waste all this time and effort trying to fix something not withw fixing
And as to living with a lover.... I lived with my husband for 6 years before we married. My feeling is you wouldn't buy a pair of shoes without trying them on. Why the hell would you commit your life to someone without seeing how you live together? It's a much different thing than just dating. Time together in the same home brings out all the stuff that potentially can irritate you.