I’d like to ask anyone of their experience with moving to a different state. If you’ve decided on packing up your things, selecting a city that you’ve never even been to, and moved there, I want to hear your story.
My boyfriend and I are currently in the deciding stage… but we haven’t yet started any of the necessary requirements of actually moving. On one hand it’s exhilarating. To experience something totally different from everything I’ve known so far is utterly enthralling; yet, on the other hand, it is scary as hell.
I think the reason this scares me is: 1. because of the unknown, duh. and 2. because I’ve done this before. Completely alone. And I hated it. Of course there were fun portions of this previous move, but overall it was a disaster. It was only for 3 months and I still think about it as one of the worst times of my life.
I understand that this time, if we choose to do so, we will be going together and tackling every challenge as a team. However, one of the reasons I hated the previous time is because I missed my family horribly. That aspect would not change. I would no longer be able to simply ‘stop by after work’ to visit, and that deeply saddens me.
I keep telling myself that I’m young, and I might as well travel and see whatever it is I want to see now. I don’t need to wait until a ‘better time’ because there is no better time. I’m leaning toward making the decision, diving in, and finding a house to build a life in this other city. But only under the stipulation that if, after a year, I am not happy, we move back.
There is also the idea that we could buy a house there, and if we do choose to come back, put it up as a rental. We could do the same here in Texas, and that way we would have more viable options of seeing our family and living where we choose.
These are all just thoughts for now, but if you have a similar story or experience I want to hear all about it!
As always, thank you for reading into my thoughts.
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