Iknew that the relationship with my ex-partner was on life support when he came home from a business trip, and instead of unpacking properly, he dumped the contents of his suitcase in the centre of the office floor and just left it there for months. Article content

Every morning before work, I’d see the pile as I grabbed my coat from our shared coat closet and reminded him to clean it up. What started as an annoyance calcified into resentment. Looking back, we were both struggling and the pile of laundry was a barometer for the health of our relationship. Article content Article content

As the pile grew increasingly stale, so did my bitterness.

My feelings aren’t uncommon. According to a recent survey from The Storage Center, one in three people say that messiness makes their partne

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