One of the nicest things you can do as a couple is welcome a sick parent into your home. It's like a thank you for everything they did to raise you all these years.

But if you're going to go this route just understand the impact it will have on your relationship. You'll have this new person under your roof and that can cause tension. It can also resurface old issues you or your partner had with a parent from the early years.

So before you make this commitment make sure you and your partner have fully discussed the impact it will have on your lives... and more importantly your relationship.