I (23f) have been dating my partner (24m) for 6 years. We moved to SLC almost a year ago for him to peruse his dream job as a ski instructor. I’m a tattoo artist and we needed to be close enough to a bigger city for me to work and the mountains are pretty close to the city here so we can both have our dream job. It seemed perfect on paper, and I’m very happy for him and want him do something he truly loves. But the truth is this place is driving me mad. I hate being far from my family and I don’t like the dry weather here. This city is depressing to me, the people, the energy, the structure. I know theres cool people out here and maybe I just need to find a group where I belong. I’ve never been good at making friends, my bf already has a small handful of friends as he is very social. He’s trying really hard to support me and encourage me to meet new people, and I’m trying to give this place a fair chance. But the truth is I I’m crying every day, I’m struggling with work because I have no clientele out here. I feel terrible because it seems he really has the potential to thrive out here, but I don’t even think I can imagine the same for me. I’m not ready to build a life and grow roots, especially here. I still want to travel some more before things get too serious and we become stuck. He knows how I feel and sympathizes with me. we plan on having a conversation this weekend when he returns from a trip. But I’m scared of where this conversation will lead. We are very much in love but what if we’re growing to want different things? Has anyone has a similar experience? How did you handle it ?
Tl;dr I moved to a new city with my long term partner for his job. I hate it here but want him to have a career that makes him happy. We plan on having a conversation this weekend, but Im scared where this conversation will lead and that we are growing to want different things in life. Please share any advice or similar experiences. Thank you