My girlfriend won’t let us rent out our home for my career
Long story short, I bought a property with my long term girlfriend (which I know, never ends well). We love each other, planned to get engaged, raise children. However, my career had taken a turn. I was a junior VP in PE (newly minted) before leaving to try something new about a year and a half ago. She is also in a high paid career.
I’ve been trying to get back into PE and there is an opportunity but it would mean I would live 3 hours apart. It’s currently a pay cut to my current salary, but it safe guards my future as it would allow me to do corporate dev / in-house, in the future whereas my current industry has no transferable skill outside that specific industry.
She’s supported me over the last 12 months and has been my rock as my current job has completely wrecked my mental health, but she is unwilling to rent out a room in our 3 bedroom property to help fund me getting a place so that I could pursue PE again. I totally understand that she would have to live with this person and that it’s a major inconvenience.
We are talking about parting ways. Is she being unreasonable? I’ve even given her a 2 year timeline that I’d be back after a few reps as a VP.
Unless it has its own entrance and no access to shared space, you’re the one being unreasonable.
Sounds like she’s already given up a lot to support you and asking her to live solo alongside a stranger while you’re across the state/region is ridiculous.
Sell the property altogether to fund everything or find a job closer. This girl has done enough, doesn’t need her safety and wellbeing at-risk now too.
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