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To be annoyed with a friend because she doesn't see her privilege

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PennyLany · 18/03/2024 12:47

Difficult to find a good title for this thread as the situation is quite complex tbh. Will try to summarise it below, I just want to understand whether anyone else would also feel annoyed at this or maybe it's just me and I need to explore the reasons why I feel the way I feel.

One of my closes friends has recently told me that her husband is about to cash in a big sum of money from his investments (I don't know how much) and is planning to quit his job and move abroad to a tax free country with her. She wanted to have a chat to essentially complain about this whole situation as she isn't very happy with it. She is glad he has made tons of money but feels unhappy with the idea of leaving her life behind and relocate to a new country (which is actually very understandable) because of this. Whilst I completely get her point, I also think that this is a position of incredible privilege as she'd essentially be living a very comfortable life in a nice place whilst he quits his job and continues to manage his own money as a living. She works as a freelance illustrator and can continue to do so remotely too but it is likely she will struggle a bit initially with her work whilst adjusting to life in a new country and being out of her usual network.

I want to be there for her but I can't help thinking this is a very privileged position she is in and shouldn't complain too much. AIBU?

OP posts:
CommentNow · 19/03/2024 12:57

Stuckinthemiddle7890 · 18/03/2024 23:01

Erm.. alot of us do pay taxes and the world is a shithole..

What's your point? That you want to pay more? Less? Can you elaborate?

StormingNorman · 20/03/2024 07:38

It sounds as if OP is being a good friend and there is a degree of financial privilege here.

whether moving abroad is more or less palatable than paying tax is down to the friend and her husband to decide. I knew a couple; the wife lived here full time and the husband who earned the money lived in Monaco two weeks of the month. The wife also travelled to Monaco whenever she wanted.

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