Relocating for Love
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I've relocated for a lot less.
Just kiddin'....sort of.0 -
Explain to me?0
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I'd go if my partner was someone I felt I could live with, and if the place I'm going is better than the one I'm living.0
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When I was 18, I moved 2000 miles away to be with my boyfriend.
Two years later, we moved back to my hometown for school - then back to his hometown - then to an entirely new city. We've been together for 10 years now.
Life is an adventure. If circumstances permit it, why not try living somewhere new? Even if the relationship doesn't work out, you will still have expanded your horizons.
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I'd like to live outside the normal confines of reality. I believe anything is possible. Im in the persuit of happiness.0
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YesHave any one of you done it?
Did it.Would any of you consider it?
Moved from California to Virginia. Now back in California and still married happily 15 years this year.Is long Distance a deal breaker?
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Sure, why not? Doesnt seem like a big deal to me. Ive moved for no reason other then I felt like it, lol.0
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When I was 18, I moved 2000 miles away to be with my boyfriend.
Two years later, we moved back to my hometown for school - then back to his hometown - then to an entirely new city. We've been together for 10 years now.
Life is an adventure. If circumstances permit it, why not try living somewhere new? Even if the relationship doesn't work out, you will still have expanded your horizons.
OMG thank you, I believe in this as well! I moved 2x for love, but I was young and immature. It didn't work out. Im better equipped now for a real relationship.0 -
Dated long distance for 4 years
got married..long distance for 2 more
I relocated 470 miles away..best decision I ever made
14 years together, 10 years of marriage 0 -
I wouldn't. Its just not me. Not my style. I love my city to death and was born here and expect to die here. I'd live somewhere else temporarily if I had to for a person I were in love with, but would expect to be moved back near my family and my Pacific Ocean soon. The end.0
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You all are giving me so much hope right now!0
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If the relationship turned out to be something serious then I would do it. I wouldn't rush into it, but give it at least 3-6 months long distance and or visiting each other to see if it will work before you make a big decision like moving.0
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Met online - Dated long distance - I lived in the United States, he lives in Canada. Moved to Canada from the United States 7 years ago and have no regrets.0
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Met online - Dated long distance - I lived in the United States, he lives in Canada. Moved to Canada from the United States 7 years ago and have no regrets.
This is what I been saying. I lived In B.C for awhile, and I am US citizen, was it hard for you too get all your paperwork?0 -
I met my current husband in high school. I moved about three hours away for college, and was there for 4 years. Near the end of my time time at college, he decided to join the Marines. For the next year and a half, we were 1500 miles apart. Luckily I am with him now, because it can be quite difficult (but definitely possible with work!)0
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I met my current husband in high school. I moved about three hours away for college, and was there for 4 years. Near the end of my time time at college, he decided to join the Marines. For the next year and a half, we were 1500 miles apart. Luckily I am with him now, because it can be quite difficult (but definitely possible with work!)
How did you communicate? Skype?0 -
I was in a long distance relationship for 2 years. He was stationed in Oklahoma for 8 months and then in San Antonio and I lived in Houston. While in Oklahoma, we saw each other 2-3 times a month and then every weekend when he was in San Antonio. We texted from the moment we woke up till the time we both fell asleep.Constant communication.
I've never had to relocate for a relationship but if it ever came up, I would consider it. Of course only if it were something serious.0 -
I moved to Australia from the US 10 years ago for love, and we're still married.
1 7000 mile move, 10 years, 1 kid, 4 cats, 2 dogs, 2 houses, 1 car, 2 post graduate degrees (well, 1 1/2, I'm still doing mine).0 -
I moved to Australia from the US 10 years ago for love, and we're still married.
1 7000 mile move, 10 years, 1 kid, 4 cats, 2 dogs, 2 houses, 1 car, 2 post graduate degrees (well, 1 1/2, I'm still doing mine).
Wow....
There are no limits when there is real love. You see stories like these everyday. 0 -
Obviously, Moving would require a serious commitment. Im just curious what ery one thought on the issue. I wanted to be clear that its a possibility and that Im not living in a fantasy world.0
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I would do anything for love but i won't do that.
Nah, i'm just kidding.
Is there anything holding you back? School, job, family?
Are there any opportunities for you in the new place? Do you like it there?
Mostly, is the guy worth it?0 -
I moved to Australia from the US 10 years ago for love, and we're still married.
1 7000 mile move, 10 years, 1 kid, 4 cats, 2 dogs, 2 houses, 1 car, 2 post graduate degrees (well, 1 1/2, I'm still doing mine).
Wow....
There are no limits when there is real love. You see stories like these everyday.
True. Although I joke I had to leave the country to find a guy that hadn't heard how difficult I can be to get along with. 0 -
I would do anything for love but i won't do that.
Nah, i'm just kidding.
Is there anything holding you back? School, job, family?
Are there any opportunities for you in the new place? Do you like it there?
Mostly, is the guy worth it?
School~No I can get my Education there
Job~Im flexible
Family~8 year old young enough too adjust
Tons of Opportunites
Yes~Ive lived there before
~Yes, I believe he is0 -
I met my current husband in high school. I moved about three hours away for college, and was there for 4 years. Near the end of my time time at college, he decided to join the Marines. For the next year and a half, we were 1500 miles apart. Luckily I am with him now, because it can be quite difficult (but definitely possible with work!)
How did you communicate? Skype?
We talked on the phone at least once a day, texted throughout the day, and occasionally skyped. This was much easier in my case after he got out of bootcamp. Phone calls were a treat compared to the 3 months of letters only! In any long distance relationship, communication is key. I know that was the most difficult thing for us when I moved to college and then again when he relocated for the military.0 -
Do it. Live your life.I would do anything for love but i won't do that.
Nah, i'm just kidding.
Is there anything holding you back? School, job, family?
Are there any opportunities for you in the new place? Do you like it there?
Mostly, is the guy worth it?
School~No I can get my Education there
Job~Im flexible
Family~8 year old young enough too adjust
Tons of Opportunites
Yes~Ive lived there before
~Yes, I believe he is0 -
I moved to Australia from the US 10 years ago for love, and we're still married.
1 7000 mile move, 10 years, 1 kid, 4 cats, 2 dogs, 2 houses, 1 car, 2 post graduate degrees (well, 1 1/2, I'm still doing mine).
Wow....
There are no limits when there is real love. You see stories like these everyday.
True. Although I joke I had to leave the country to find a guy that hadn't heard how difficult I can be to get along with.
This is what I would worry about. But not as a joke, for real. Unless I got to see the person on a fairly regular basis while falling in love I would question the validity of that love. Just me. I see lots of other gung ho examples here so not judging, just expressing my personal concerns that would hold me back. Maybe it works. IDK. For me I'd have to have had a real and solid close relationship first to even consider it. Long or short just intense lots of getting to know in close proximity. Ups and downs, good days bad days. Problems and promotions. Everything.0 -
I absolutely agree w/you MCD I have thought about all of the above and Im the kind of person that's dedicated and forthright and I wouldn't go into a situation b4 I knew the true intentions were that we'd end up in marriage.0
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When you meet "the one" you'll do whatever it takes to give it a chance. For love, anything is worth a chance.0
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I moved to Australia from the US 10 years ago for love, and we're still married.
1 7000 mile move, 10 years, 1 kid, 4 cats, 2 dogs, 2 houses, 1 car, 2 post graduate degrees (well, 1 1/2, I'm still doing mine).
Wow....
There are no limits when there is real love. You see stories like these everyday.
True. Although I joke I had to leave the country to find a guy that hadn't heard how difficult I can be to get along with.
This is what I would worry about. But not as a joke, for real. Unless I got to see the person on a fairly regular basis while falling in love I would question the validity of that love. Just me. I see lots of other gung ho examples here so not judging, just expressing my personal concerns that would hold me back. Maybe it works. IDK. For me I'd have to have had a real and solid close relationship first to even consider it. Long or short just intense lots of getting to know in close proximity. Ups and downs, good days bad days. Problems and promotions. Everything.
Meh, sense of adventure required for this sort of thing, I agree.
I'd known him online for about 10 years (yes, we predate the world wide web), just to see him around a bulletin board. Like you get to known names on MFP, for example. We dated for about a year on the telephone (dear og, the phone bills!). I'd been to visit for two weeks. He asked me to marry him and stay. I told him he was on crack and I went home, came back three months later and married him.
If it hadn't worked out, I'd be in Sydney, how could that be bad?. Or I'd have done something else. Or come back to the US. Or not. It's not been all roses and sunshine, but it's worked out fine.
Presume our love is still/always was valid. Will check with him and let you know.
You absolutely are judging, btw, just FYI. Or at the bare minimum, projecting all over the place. It's a very big decision, true. It worked out for me. Course, it might not have but I assume the original poster is a big girl and can work out the pros and cons of it and is looking either for validation of a decision she's already made, or for a reason to talk herself out of it.
I would very much say that if you have no sense of adventure, lots of bills/personal commitments/small children tying you down, want to live and die where you now live, or just can't see yourself doing it, you definately shouldn't commit to an LDR that sees you moving far away.0 -
I have considered it, this is a concern on the other party's though not mine!
I live for the now, I have no fear.
I wanted some real stories from other folks.
I also wanted too know ery one's thought's on Long Distance and how you all coped?0
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