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Posted on 6/12/14 at 5:00 am to 13SaintTiger
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Or the possibility of a better quality of life. It's called sacrifice. You are one of the "here and now" thinkers. Sometimes you have to invest.
There is no possible about it. I'm make an hour commute for work right now, and it fricking sucks. I use an extra $350 a month in fuel just going to work. I'm tired when I get home. If something happens to my wife or home,
I can't get there quickly.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 5:10 am to LNCHBOX
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There is no possible about it. I'm make an hour commute for work right now, and it fricking sucks. I use an extra $350 a month in fuel just going to work. I'm tired when I get home. If something happens to my wife or home, I can't get there quickly
Just because it is not working out for you, doesn't mean it can't work out for him, or it hasn't worked out for others. You have no idea what his advancements might consist of. But posters are acting like he doesn't love her enough to take the other job and move in with her. It isn't that simple.
This post was edited on 6/12/14 at 5:12 am
Posted on 6/12/14 at 5:17 am to 13SaintTiger
Lots of good advice but we still need pics of SO for a valid opinion. Come on OT
Posted on 6/12/14 at 6:19 am to 1336
I wouldn't move, I'd rather commute an hour to my girlfriend than an hour to my job.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 6:50 am to 1336
So generally, if you work 8-5, leave the house at 7 and get home at 6. This isn't that bad in my opinion. Don't sacrifice a good, long term career with better opportunities for, in my opinion, an insignificant time issue.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 7:06 am to 1336
You will probably spend that extra 5k on the commute yearly.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 7:15 am to Cracker
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Dude she is running away!
Obviously. Which is why he needs to put a baby in her ASAP. It's the only thing that's going to make her stick around and make this thing work.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 7:23 am to 1336
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things are looking promising for advancement
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less opportunity for advancement.
I think these need to be qualified before making a determination. How promising? And how much of a raise with this advancement? And how much less opportunity? Like, you have to wait an extra year or two, or is it unlikely at all?
I hate commuting, I'd either stay where I was and go see the SO on the weekends, or make the move for both life and work.
I guess it really boils down to more long-term job possibilities at both places.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 7:23 am to yellowfin
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I wouldn't move, I'd rather commute an hour to my girlfriend than an hour to my job.
Yup. Takes me an hour to get home 3-4 days a week b/c of traffic. I took a job that requires me to have appts in the afternoon/evening b/c it meant in 3 yrs Id be in the $120-$150k range. Been married a year and it sucks sometimes, but she does yogalates and runs in the afternoon now.. Kills the time when I'm not home. If you are complaining about an extra $400 a month in gas, buy a vehicle that's more economical on fuel. Like a Jetta/passat diesel. Those cars get 40-50miles a gallon on the highway.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 7:28 am to 13SaintTiger
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Just because it is not working out for you, doesn't mean it can't work out for him, or it hasn't worked out for others. You have no idea what his advancements might consist of. But posters are acting like he doesn't love her enough to take the other job and move in with her. It isn't that simple.
The reasons I listed are not opinions, they are facts. You also don't know how real his advancement opportunities are. My response has nothing to do with how much he lives his SO. It's about quality of life and looking at the costs. It is a fact that he will spend approximately $3500 post tax dollars a year on gasoline. It's a fact that he will spend at least two and a half hours on the road every work day. There will be days traffic gets shut down and it will be even worse.
It's up to him to decide if POSSIBLE advancement is worth missing an immediate greater than $5000 pay increase coupled with a short commute.
ETA: It's also up to him to decide if this girl is serious enough to be his wife. If not, no way should he move.
This post was edited on 6/12/14 at 7:30 am
Posted on 6/12/14 at 7:30 am to 1336
Where do u live?
Posted on 6/12/14 at 7:31 am to 1336
Move. No way I would have that drive every day.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 7:33 am to 1336
2 hr round trips suck. If you can make more money and have a shorter commute it seems like a pretty good decision. Don't make a decision based on possible job advancement. You never know if that would actually happen.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 7:35 am to 1336
How old are you and gf?
She didn't seem to mind closing on a house an hour away from you. You shouldn't mind staying with your job
From your op, it appears that deep down you love your current job and would like to stay there. I say stay.
She didn't seem to mind closing on a house an hour away from you. You shouldn't mind staying with your job
From your op, it appears that deep down you love your current job and would like to stay there. I say stay.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 7:36 am to 1336
An hour commute is not that bad. People that live in major metropolitan cities have been doing this for decades. When I lived in DC it was an hour minimum to get home in the afternoons and I only had to drive 36 miles. You are not married to this woman and IMO you should stay where you are for the better job opportunity.
If you end up marrying her and the commute becomesba pain in the arse then change jobs.
If you end up marrying her and the commute becomesba pain in the arse then change jobs.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 7:41 am to 1336
What's most important to you:
1. Your girlfriend
Or
2. Yourself?
You pick. You decide.
1. Your girlfriend
Or
2. Yourself?
You pick. You decide.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 7:44 am to 1336
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Pics. PIIHB. Beta. Etc.
you forgot baw, baw.
oh and i have no advice. sounds like you're caught between the longing for love and the struggle for the legal tender, or something.
This post was edited on 6/12/14 at 7:45 am
Posted on 6/12/14 at 7:45 am to 1336
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She just closed on a house this month. 10 minutes from her job and an hour from mine.
Well that doesnt seem fair now does it?
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