I've got a great DP who I've been with for four years, and we're very happy. We're hoping to move out of London in the near future as both of us will now be working from home indefinitely.
But... he's very homely, close with his family, and wants to live forever near his parents and friends he grew up with in Sussex. The area is OK, but a bit dull suburban, and also a bit Hot Fuzz. It's also obscenely expensive to rent and buy there. I've always wanted to move up north to the countryside. I lived in Yorkshire for a few years when I was younger and think it's beautiful. We'd have loads of hiking, cycling etc. on our doorstep, which we both love. I also have dual NZ citizenship and would love to go and live there again for a while someday (not forever). But DP is not interested in that at all.
It's something he just will not compromise on - he's a very open minded, intelligent man, but oddly narrow minded when it comes to this topic. He just likes places he knows. I think if I moved down to his home area I'd be a bit miserable and feel like I'd settled for a life I don't really want. Is this the end of the relationship? Anyone else made this kind of problem work?
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littlepieces · 12/04/2021 23:52
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