Dug Myself Into a Hole and Can’t Get Out

Career Advice

Hi! I’m a 27 year old woman living with her parents. I work a full time job with 2 cats and a dog, and I have a boyfriend (28M) who lives 50 miles away. I’m currently on a career path that drains me to my core, and I’m finally ready to move out of my parents’ place and find a more fulfilling career/live my own life. The problem is that I can’t find a financially feasible way to move out with three pets while starting my career over, much less move out with three pets. My original long term plan was to stay at this corporate admin job and save up until my boyfriend was ready to move out with me (he also lives with his parents,) then move out together and split rent so I can start my career over without breaking the bank. For years this was the plan we discussed. Long story short, it is 3 years later and my bf simply is not financially or mentally ready to move out and I’m currently working on what I can do to move forward on my own. My next plan was to find friends to move in with while keeping my current job to at least transition one step closer to the life I want while keeping it sustainable. I had something that almost worked out, but then it fell through. So I started looking for randoms, but having three pets has narrowed down my options in the area significantly, and I have found no luck. Maybe the solutions are right in front of me but I’ve been so stressed and down in the dumps about it that I can’t see a way out anymore. I know I have no one to blame but myself, and I feel so trapped and have been falling apart mentally. Any advice is helpful.

Posted Aug 5, 2025, 10:12 PM UTC

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