Moving in with your partner is an important milestone in any romantic relationship.

But while it's something that most couples aspire to, sharing a home together isn't always the blissful experience that rom-coms would have you believe. 

Rather, as they realise that their person has brought with them their worst habits, even the greatest bleeding hearts can find themselves wishing they hadn't been so welcoming.

While no one is perfect, there are certain traits that will, over time, grate more than others, leaving even the most patient of partners gritting their teeth - as these hilarious pictures collated by Bored Panda reveal. 

The dishwasher is, of course, an obvious battleground for couples. For some, stacking is an art that requires forethought, time and finesse but, for others - like one half of a couple from Colorado - it's a boring chore to be dealt with as quickly as possible.

Equally, as a picture of a bath surrounded by shampoo bottles proves, one person's penchant for hoarding can leave otherwise contented couples at a loss. 

For some, stacking is an art that requires forethought, time and finesse but, for others - like one pair from Colorado - it's a boring chore to be dealt with as quickly as possible

And what about the vastly different ways that people store food? While you might consider yourself thrifty for holding on to half-eaten, blackened bananas, your partner might find it positively off-putting.

Yet, while undoubtedly annoying, these traits pale in comparison to the failure of one person's partner to fill the car up after a long journey... let's just hope their other half didn't have a job interview to get to.

Here, FEMAIL takes a look at some of the domestic fails that will make you think twice before setting up home with your partner...

While you might consider yourself thrifty for holding on to half-eaten, blackened bananas, your partner - like this poster from the US - might find it positively off-putting

This picture of a bath surrounded by shampoo bottles - thought to be from the US - proves that one person's penchant for hoarding can leave otherwise contented couples at a loss

Is there anything worse than getting in the car and realising that the tank is empty? One man from Texas shared his frustrations online

One person's partner kept using their coffee spoon in the sugar bowl, leaving it looking less than enticing

Another person's partner - with the couple based in Cincinnati - had taken to throwing their used contact lenses on the floor 

This person took the tops off the chocolate muffins, leaving their partner with only the boring bases 

While someone clearly felt the tomato ketchup bottles had more to give, their partner, thought to be from the UK, wasn't so sure

One man from the US shared how his wife stashed sunflower seed shells in the car after enjoying a snack

One woman's risky bathroom behaviour left their partner, thought to be from Denmark, on edge

There's a reason food comes in resealable packets - the person behind this photo clearly wasn't aware of it

When your partner is absolutely, 100% certain that they don't want a burger but sneak a bite of yours. One man from New York snapped the evidence of his wife's sneaky bite