People that have moved for relationships....

1 month

Yes, of course.

Nope.

Had the job before I moved
Of course it was hard, but sooooooo worth it
Not at all

I moved to the UK from Australia to be with my partner (I don't think you can actually move further away than that!!)

1. I was working through agencies at the time (I'm a registered dietitian) so I personally didn't have any trouble finding work, that said, see number 3 :P

2. Absolutely. But I knew it was at least worth the chance and now we are married. I still have days where I think about the sacrifice I made - I don't regret it at all but I do feel like I lost some relationships at home, but then maybe I never really had them to begin with?

3. I wouldn't say we dragged our feet (when we were deciding, we didn't know who should move) but we thought about the situation a lot and while we both really wanted to be together, we also knew that as new graduates we had little chance of achieving what we wanted from our careers if we moved before we got some experience in our fields. So we waited 2 years which is a long time to do the long distance thing. People often told me we weren't going to make it - especially since a lot of the time we didn't even have a plan of when we would next see each other in person. I don't regret it in the slightest though because now we are together, I think our time doing long distance made our relationship stronger (since we talked as opposed to going out, watching tv etc for literally 8 hours or more each day) and both of us are still able to benefit from our qualifications.

I moved from England to California... I didn't work immediately I stayed home to take care of what would become my Step-Children.

Yes it was scary leaving behind family and friends but it was a great experience for me and even though the marriage ended in divorce 10 years later I wouldn't have traded that experience for anything.

However I am now back home in England and happy to be close to my family again.

My ex husband and I both moved for the relationship. We went to the same high school and we both wanted to go back to school after we had already finished college (we are both fickle I guess lol). So he moved 2 hours from childhood home and I moved 8 hours from childhood home, after that year we met in the "middle" and have lived here ever since (almost 8 years). We are 3 hours from family but we like it here a lot. Even though we aren't together now, we'll probably always live here - just separately.

It took me about a month to find work. I was lucky enough to only work 3 days a week on the weekend and I only lived 3 hours away so I would drive down stay with my bro and work until I found work where I moved to. I was scared and excited. Remember you can always move back. How long have you been in the relationship?

A year and half

It's him, he keeps insisting he isn't dragging his feet and that he's trying.

Uh-oh. How far did he move for you? Do you live in a metropolitan area? How long has he been "dragging his feet"? How old his he?
I know that's a lot of questions, but they all play a role.

It will be about 700 miles. Metropolitan area to another metropolitan area. Part of the problem is he loves his job and has an impressive title which he doesn't want downgraded for another position here. He's 27.

I can sort of relate to him. I've been with my employer for about 12 and a half years. I make good money, have good hours, have good working relationships, good benefits, etc. I've been looking for a job but it's not easy to find one in this economy, plus, it's hard to think that I'd be working for another company after I've been here for so long. I love my employer and can't really imagine working somewhere else. I don't drag my feet, but at the same time, I refuse to apply for just any job simply to be in that city.

It's tough. :indifferent:

I moved from Mississippi to Phoenix at 19 to be with the guy I was dating. He moved 3 months before I did and the original plan was for me to finish my sopomore year of college and then transfer schools. By Christmas we couldn't stand being apart any longer. He took the train home to come get me and help me move to Phoenix. We left from Memphis (where his parents live at the time) on December 28. I started work a little under a month later but would have started sooner had I not gotten sick with the flu and then Valley Fever.

Oddly, I wasn't scared or worried when I moved. I was leaving all of my family and friends behind and moving 2300 miles away but it didn't bother me at all. I've been in Phoenix for almost 12 years now and I don't regret the move at all. Thankfully, the guy I moved for is still as awesome as I thought he was at 19. We've been together for 13 years and married for 1 year this past August.

I didn't drag my feet at all. I decided to move at the beginning of December and actually left town on 12/28. I packed all my stuff, quit school, transitioned all of my school resposibilities to someone else, and said all my goodbyes in a matter of about 3 weeks.