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There are plenty of good reasons to move to the suburbs. You can typically get three to four times as much land (oh, and actual land at that—like with grass and dirt) as you do in the city, for the same price. You might be a big fish in a small pond when it comes to career opportunities in the suburbs. In the city, there is too much competition, but the suburbs might suffer a lack of professionals in your field, giving you an advantage. It’s safer. It’s quieter. It has better school districts. But, what you’ll find pretty rapidly if you and your partner do move to the suburbs is that the city was a large part of your identity. The late nights at all-night taco trucks, the wonderfully quirky events like drag queen strip bingo, the ever-changing museum and art exhibits…the city is a fascinating place! When you live in it, your relationship feels fascinating. When you move to the suburbs…it’s something else. Here is how moving to the suburbs affects your relationship.
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You learn which friends you really like
You have to break it to your partner that, while you don’t hate his friend Rob, you don’t like Rob enough to have him sleep in your guest room—which is what he’s asking to do, if he takes the train out to the suburbs to visit you.
