I've shared lockdown with my new boyfriend. Should he move in properly?

I was set up with my colleague at our Christmas party. We hit it off and after only two months of dating he moved in with me at the beginning of lockdown. Moving in was exciting, as neither of us had lived with partners before. I’ve really enjoyed having him in my flat and I feel it has been positive for our relationship.

Maybe naively, I thought the return to normality would take weeks rather than months. Now it looks as if we won’t be back to work full time until almost 2021 and because of social distancing I don’t know when it would even be appropriate for him to move back in with his flatmates. Do I ask him to move in properly?

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