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Before I bought my house and lived in the city of Boston and didn't have a dishwasher for years. It wasn't great, but it was just me and not a super huge deal. It might've helped that my kitchen was all the way at the back and I frequently bought home take out.

But living with DH, it's like we have exponentially more dishes than I used to, especially when we're home all day on the weekend. We also cook at home a lot more, and the kitchen's the first thing you see when you walk in the door.

i think my husband and i would get divorced without a dishwasher.

haha - dramatic, but as it is, dishes are such a source of frustration and we HAVE a dishwasher. ugh!

We didn't have a dishwasher until DD was 4-6 months old. I think it would be inconvenient but doable.

i had never had a dishwasher until about 2 years ago, and i love it now. BUT, if i found the perfect apartment and it didn't have one, i'd be fine with that, given that i handwash so much as it is (pots, pans, etc.) that i don't think it would be a huge thing, AS LONG AS there was room in the kitchen for a larger drying rack, so i didn't have to spend all my time dishwashing by hand in a cramped kitchen and then drying everything. that was what drove me crazy.

Of course, as others have mentioned, once you have a baby it may be less manageable. i know moving sucks, but maybe you are better off doing a 1 year lease and moving if it's really hard on you or you feel like you are outgrowing the space once you have a LO?