Me (20) Want to move in with LDR SO (her 20), however school is a little bit of a problem.
So, my girlfriend and I really want to move in together and start building a life after a 3 year LDR. She is considering moving to VA for med school, while I continue to work at a job that could potentially to turn into a career. I do like my job, but it is mainly just a job. I have a very good rep thanks to my father (now deceased) and my brother working there. I also have a TS clearance which is a golden in the industry.
We have budgeted it out, and though things will be tight (I would have to take over her expenses while she pays rent with student loans) but it still makes us happy to be able to wake up next to each other. Being that the competition for PA school is pretty stiff, she believes that there is a good chance she may not get accepted. While I do agree with her, she is very intelligent and I do not think she will have a problem. However, because she knows people on the board at the local school she will apply to, she has much higher hopes of getting into her local PA school with possible scholarships. This is where things start to get a little complicated. I don't think that I can continue with a LDR for another 2 years, and I have made that clear to her. (Not to sound shallow, but I have my needs too, and being in a LDR for more 2 more years does not appeal to me) So, we do not know how to go on from this point. I have considered moving to her, while going to school for a paramedic certification which is full time schooling as well, but that would require me to move, and we would live only off of loans with no additional income. While I am sure you do not think this is the smartest idea, we want to make this work! How do you think we should approach this to make us both happy with the cards that may be handed to us?
TL;DR My girlfriend and I want to get a place together but it will require one of us to move. PA school competition is stiff here but she knows people on the board at her local PA program. I do not want to continue this LDR for another 2 years if she goes to school there.
Posted Jun 24, 2012, 1:55 AM UTC