Buffalo wrote:Sorry to hear about everything Cora. Not to bring it up again, but how it’s ended - her just leaving the country that way and not coming back - is in my opinion not on, pretty bloody brutal. Bitch. Hope you’re feeling better soon.
Appreciate the sentiment man, but I wouldn't go so far as to say she's a bitch. We'd had issues with one another, she went home with good reason and couldn't bring herself back here. I actually totally get it and really empathise with her situation because it's a hard decision to make, quitting on a long-held dream. We were talking for a while, thinking about the possibility of me going out there next year. I thought it was workable, she didn't want to put her life on hold for a year for something that might well have no chance of working out, which again I totally get, especially when you feel like you've already wasted the last six years. Now we're not really talking at all beyond necessary conversations, which sucks because I'd hoped we could at least remain on friendly terms. It's hard to completely and immediately lose contact with a loved one and I'm not really sure how I've managed to function over the last three months.
I'm strongly considering moving down there regardless though, because there are almost no prospects for me here, career or social. I won't be able to afford to buy a house until a parent dies, work is a series of temporary contracts and my group of friends is scattered around the world now, hardly any left in Glasgow. I'd shifted research specialties to look at the US-Australian political/military relationship a few years back as a way of trying to connect with her culture and found myself really, genuinely enjoying Aussie culture. Our relationship might be over but I've always wanted to live abroad - I had papers to move to Canada when we met back in 2016. I pass all of Australia's requirements and am well educated/experienced enough to be competitive for many jobs that come up. I would maybe go to Canberra and work in government, Melbourne, or even New Zealand if the right job were to fall my way. But we'll see. First I need to actually have money behind me, which is a permanent issue on part-time, short-term contract work!