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ilovethis

ilovethis

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What do i do?

I've been with my girlfriend for almost 2 years. At the time our relationship started, I made a career move and moved away, approximately 2 hours from our home. She moved with me and we had issues here and there and split up. I was still "seeing" her off and on and soon found out that she was pregnant. We decided to work things out. When the child reached 6 months, we decided she would move back home for her to finish school and the price of daycare (our mothers could watch him). The plan was for her to move back when school was over...or so I thought. We argue like anyone else, but it's getting to be too much to deal with. I always wanted to be with her because I love her and I want an ideal life for my child. Anyways... 1 year into it, she tells me now that she is not moving back to where my job is, and she wants me to get a job in our hometown. I want to do the right thing, i just don't know what the right thing is. Should I move home and hope that our relationship works out and be closer to my child? Should I keep the job I love and be single parents? We can't do the long distance thing, we can hardly do it living together. I feel manipulated... please help. Thank you

 
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Submitted 104 days ago...

ldsch

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You ARE being manipulated. Your best course of action (in my opinion) is to stay where you are in a job you are happy with. In today's volitale economy, your best security is a good job with a future. That will contribute more towards your being able to take care of yourself and your family than anything else you might do.

Although Skoolie and LissaC will jump all over me for saying this; I still believe people who love each other have to make periodic sacrifices to accomplish what is best for all. It is traditional for a woman to go where her man goes. As you said, you can barely get along even when you're together, so what is the point of being together in a situation where job stresses might make your relationship even worse.

Your girlfriend is being a child and is attempting to manipulate your behavior because of your feelings for your child. Stay where you are, keep the job you like and tell her she has to move.

 

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