My husband lost his dream job at NASA after we moved across the country for it. I was secretly relieved.
Source: Business Insider ·
We moved from New Mexico to Virginia for my husband's dream job. I wanted to support him, but I realized I wasn't happy where we moved.
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The author and her husband moved across the US for his job.Courtesy of the authorMy husband landed his dream job at NASA, so we moved from New Mexico to rural Virginia.He loved his new career, but I struggled with isolation and missed our old community.When his NASA job ended, I felt guilty for being relieved that we could start over."I don't want to do this," I wailed, sitting on the couch of the vacation rental. We were in Greenbackville, a small town of less than 500 people in coastal Virginia. I was jet-lagged and exhausted from bedtime with my 5-year-old. We had been woken up every morning by gunshots from hunting season. As I sobbed, my husband sat next to me and held my hand. He let me cry.We'd lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2,000 miles west, in the other direction, for over seven years in our ideal southwest home. I had finally found friends, restaurants, rhythms of the seasons, schools, and playdates.In early January 2024, my husband had been looking for a new job for two…
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