click to enlarge In August 2019, Jessica Eaton s boyfriend talked her into taking a big leap: moving in. The pair had been dating for about a year and a half, shuttling between her place in the Catskills and his in Westchester. Eaton (not her real name) is a single mom to a teenager who was going through a rough patch, and her boyfriend suggested they move in with him for a fresh start in a new school district. I was reluctant because I m used to being independent, she recalls. But he told me that he wasn t going to be spending much time at home as he traveled a lot for business. I was willing to give it a try, especially for my daughter. The first few weeks of cohabiting went well and the affluent community had its perks. Still, Eaton and her teen had their ups and downs as they tried to gain a toehold on their new life.