Both my partner and I are in college and I happen to be graduating a semester earlier than her. I recently secured a job that will cause me to from the east Coast to the west coast after I graduate in the spring of 2024. There is no getting out of this job as everything is signed off on. My girlfriend and I have been together for 4 years now and met when we were both in high school. Our relationship has had its ups and downs but for the most part it has been well. We moved in together about a year and a half ago and for the most part it has been fine. I will admit that I have fallen slightly out of love with her since living together. My girlfriend is clinically diagnosed with depression and anxiety and recently it has been tough on her. School has been stressing her out as well as she was very bummed to find out she will be graduating later than expected. This I think has caused her to also reconsider the move from coast to coast. I don’t want to force anything as I we would both be alone in the new location and I would be working a mix of swings, mids, and day shifts. She is apprehensive about the move and I have explained to her that I just want her to be happy and healthy whether that be with me across the county or back in our home state. There is a part of me that also just wants to say,
“Hey, I love you but our paths in life just seem to be not headed in the same directions and that may be we should reconsider our relationship. I don’t think you moving with me out there will be the best decision for our relationship in the long run as you may become miserable and become even more depressed once separated from friends and family.” I really just don’t know what to do, I just want her to be happy but it seems I’m at a big crossroads. It feels like I have to be the one to make the call because she never fully answers when I bring this stuff up. Any advice Reddit?

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  1. Sounds like you have a year and a half to figure out if being together is what you want. Seems more like a benefit than a predicament.

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