Anyone else can’t afford to go see their partner? (Not e begging)

I’m in my last year of uni as a mature age student so I’m hoping things will change next year but even then… flights to his city cost me $2700 AUD.

I love travelling and that flight ticket alone for one person is more than enough for flights, accomodation, and/or food in several countries. The flight itself is 25 hrs too.

So at least for our first meeting (we are never mets), I want to meet in the middle but he says he can’t take time off. We were supposed to meet in April but he had to cancel due to a family emergency.

Anyway, I’m not looking for advice, just sharing. I would love to fly to his city and travel there. But it lowkey sucks that it feels impossible right now.