<human>: Can you condense the text into a few key points?

My boyfriend and I have been together since high school, we went to college together, and now we both have full time jobs and are looking to move out to an apartment of our own in the next 2 months. This will be the first time either of us are moving out of our parents' homes, as we lived at home during college to save money. We both feel mentally/emotionally ready to take this next step in our relationship.

The thing is, I'm actually pretty nervous about moving. Since it's our first time moving out and establishing ourselves independently from our parents, I'm hoping that the transition will go smoothly. We have a joint bank account, and are planning on using it for necessary expenses when we live together. We've talked about splitting costs and chores, and have come to some sort of agreement on those (for example, since I make more money than he does, I'll be paying a bit more of the rent, but everything else will be split evenly). One thing that concerns me is the issue of space... I know he's the type who likes his space when we argue, or to just do his own thing, but I feel like that'll be a challenge since we're only looking to rent a 1 bedroom apartment, and we definitely don't want to get on each others nerves! (Also, a 2 bedroom is out of the question - the city we live in already has very high rent for a decent 1 bedroom apartment). We've only slept over at each other's places a handful of times for the duration of our relationship, so waking up and coming home to each other everyday will surely be different too haha..

I'm just looking for any tips/advice on living with an SO for the first time, and even just living on our own for the first time. How did it go for you? What kind of compromises did you make while living with your SO? What helped you make it work? What made it not work? Any advice is welcome :)
<bot>: Moving out with SO to our own place for the first time, looking for tips/advice on making it work.