26-year-old girlfriend forbids boyfriend from accepting a job that'd double his income to $60K because she doesn't want him working on weekends: 'We have lived together for 8 years and she said we are done if I accept this job'

It's extremely common for couples to break up due to one partner getting a new, life-altering job. If your boyfriend of three years gets a job across the country and he wants to move, but you don't, that's a highly valid reason to reconsider continuing the relationship. Sure, you could wait six months after he moved to get a new job and relocate, but you could also decide that your job and life in your city are more valuable to you than taking your relationship to the next level. A couple of years in, that's an important question to ask yourself, regardless of whether your partner is changing jobs, moving, or making any other significant life change. You can't let someone who you're not married to and don't have kids with hold you back in your professional pursuits. You shouldn't let your husband or wife hold you back professionally; otherwise, you may not be in a healthy marriage.

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AITAH for taking a job that’s twice the amount I’ve ever made and would solve my financial problems?

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The girlfriend in this story is holding her boyfriend back. Instead of encouraging him to accept a position that will double his income, she's forbidding him from taking the job, because if he does, she'll break up with him. He needs to take the job and end the relationship with her as soon as possible.
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