My Roommate's Closet

My boyfriend and I just moved into a nice one bedroom apartment in New York. This is our second apt. in the city, and because our first was literally 300 feet square, I was expecting everything to be cramped. I have not had one of my own furniture, or buy when I got here.

Now, however, we have approximately 500 square feet in our new apartment, and I would have at least enough space to devote to a desk and chair, and a place to put my clothes. Currently I am sitting on the futon to study and stuff all my clothes in boxes stacked in the hall closet. My friend has a 4 'desk and chair, dresser, and the use of any wardrobe bedroom (about 6' of the closet).

One area where he could make a concession is the burden of furniture he inherited from his college roommate and brought with him to the city, which literally takes up space in our apartment without being repaired. It seems almost emotional when I suggested to put in storage until we get a larger place. This thing "extra" consists of two bedside tables average a futon (in addition to our bed), and two small collapsible shelves are completely empty. Again, none of them are still used. I launched the idea of selling the bed and put the futon in the room, but it seems opposed to that, too. All aid workers space miracle in the small Manhattan apartment?

Why not share it with furniture? It's weird.
Stick a small table at the end of the bed and the other in front of the futon. Fold the shelves and put them next to the office.
I heard of this before. This is usually because the friend likes her boyish. It is difficult to give it up because it means you're in a relationship where you have real serious commitment to another. Ask to have your own space. He tries to cling to his bachelorhood, but its that or you.