When I conceived the idea of celebrating the Royal Wedding with an entire week dedicated to hearing about weddings and reviewing wedding-centric novels, an idea struck me. Kate has landed her Prince, but how about presenting a tongue-in-cheek Chick Lit guide to snagging a prince. Every day at mid-day, from Monday until Friday we’ll give you five steps to getting your own Happy Ever After.

Step Three: Move In Together

When you decide to move in with your Prince, you are going to have to make some compromises. There’s a good chance you won’t be able to have a Shoe Cupboard, no matter how many pairs of shoes you own. You may also have to - gasp! - give up some of your things. Then again, who really needs 500 pairs of jeans? What do you mean, 500 pairs of jeans is necessary? Buck up your ideas, girl, how do you expect to move in with Prince if you don’t give him some room? You need to pick your battles when it comes to moving in together. Let me put it this way, if you can’t successfully share a house/flat/whatever then there’s a good chance your relationship will last. If you really love him, you’ll welcome him into your house with open arms and open cupboards. No, you’re still not getting a Shoe Cupboard. You’re not Becky Bloomwood.

Stay tuned for step four: The Proposal (no, not the Ryan Reynolds movie).

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