wordle king wrote:
From experience, living in the middle was it the right option for our family. We liked living in our walkable/runnable neighborhood but the middle requires that we spent all of that running in time stuck in traffic. The people that lived in the middle were not our people either.
In the end one of us took the long commute and we stayed in our neighborhood. Prioritize living where you like to live.
I would advocate for this as well. I'm not understanding why people need to be so centered on one town and not willing to compromise. What is with people never wanting to leave their hometown and not experiencing the world or at least another community? It's just weird.
Why would you ever drag someone you love to a town or place that will make them unhappy? I think there is huge difference in moving someone to a vibrant community with lots to do vs. bringing them to the middle of nowhere. I understand and agree with moving to a place with a lot of opportunity, I do not understand bringing someone to a place that is almost off the grid.
If the wife was begging to move to another metro area, I would say that she has a point worth seriously considering. But dragging a guy on the up with this career to a rural area is not good. I don't care if he will be working remotely from that area, he's still out of range to network with people in his profession.