27-year-old pushes back when her fiancé insists on moving 3 hours away from her job for a quirky, remote house, risking her career: ‘He really thinks I’m being dramatic about this and I’ll just “figure it out”’

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  • AITAH for not wanting to buy a house 3 hours away from my workplace?

    Shopping cart with model of house.. underneath it, a quote that reads: "We've recently saved enough for a deposit on a house and he's found this cottage in the middle of nowhere"
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  • I don't know how to start this. I, (27F) have been with my fiancé (28M) for 5 years.
  • We've just recently saved enough for a deposit on a house and he's found this cottage in the middle of nowhere, two hours away from where we currently live.
  • The thing is, I already work an hour away. I am a nursery practitioner and I love my workplace, I've been there since I was 20 and I've worked my way up to a room lead position.
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  • A cottage near a river running through a lush green forest in a vast natural landscape
  • Living three hours away from my job would not be ideal, but my fiancé won't budge on this house.
  • He says it's perfect, within our budget and quirky enough to fit our tastes in home style.
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  • I've tried to communicate with him about this issue multiple times, bringing up the fact there's not even any nurseries in that area that are looking for staff,
  • and I don't want to find another job that's a bit further out but start from the bottom again.
  • a cabin in the mountains
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  • He says it'll all work out if I just stop overthinking it, and I've been at my current job for so long that it would be nice for me to start fresh.
  • Another issue is that I want children, they've always been a huge dealbreaker for me and I don't think it would be such a good idea to live so remotely
  • when it comes to children as we will have to get them to/from school or nursery before and after work every day, the nearest school/nursery is a 30 minute drive away from the house he wants
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  • and we both start work fairly early and finish quite late.
  • It will also be an issue of their freedom as they grow up, because I think it would be horrible to have to rely on your parents for transportation all the time
  • and have to skip out on plans if they can't drive you.
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  • He really thinks I'm being dramatic about this and I'll just 'figure it out', so AITAH for not wanting to move so far away from my job and basically all civilisation?

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