Need advice: Girlfriend prefers 2-year LDR, I feel like I’m the only one making sacrifices 34M & 27F

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I (34M, Malaysian) have been dating my girlfriend (27F, Taiwanese) for a while now. We met while working on a project in Taiwan and our relationship has been great so far. But we’re now facing a tough crossroad as my assignment in Taiwan is ending, and I may need to return to Malaysia.

Here are the options we’ve discussed:

  1. She moves to Kuala Lumpur and I help her get a job there. But I’ll still be working at remote sites, so we’d only see each other on weekends. She’s reluctant because it’s still kind of LDR, in this sense she is better to stay in Taiwan with her parents.
  2. She follows me to the site and I help her get a job there. We’d be together daily, but she doesn’t want to cut short her current project in Taiwan because it’s valuable for her career growth.
  3. I find a job in Taiwan to stay close to her. She’s actually against this because she thinks I have a bright career path with my current company and doesn’t want me to jeopardize it.
  4. She stays in Taiwan until 2027 to finish her current project, while I go back to Malaysia and we do LDR for 2+ years. This is the option she prefers. But I feel really insecure about it because I’ve been in a long-distance relationship before and it failed. I worry we might drift apart.

The issue is… she seems to think Option 4 is “ideal,” but to me it feels like she’s is too optimistic and not willing to make sacrifices for the relationship. I’m happy to compromise, but I can’t shake the feeling that all the adjustments are coming from my side.

I love her and want this relationship to work, but the thought of 2+ years of LDR really scares me. I also don’t want to force her to choose something that makes her resent me later.

TL;DR:

I (34M, Malaysian) and my girlfriend (30F, Taiwanese) are at a crossroads as I may need to return to Malaysia. She prefers we do 2+ years of long-distance until 2027 so she can finish her current project, but I feel insecure about LDR because of past experiences and it feels like I’m the only one making sacrifices. Unsure how navigate to reach an middle ground for both of us.

Comments

  1. Plenty_Bet9387 Avatar

    It’s fair to feel like the sacrifices are one-sided. LDR only works if both are equally committed. You need a clear talk about what compromise looks like for both of you long-term