Lately Jake and I have been talking about where we actually want to live. It started with us looking at houses, and then one day we were like, “do we really want to buy a house when we don’t even know where we want to be?”
South Carolina has been home our whole lives, but we’re both starting to feel like we want something different. A new state, a different environment, just a change in general. We’ve outgrown a lot here, and it feels like the right time to think bigger.
Leaving family would be hard, for sure. Especially if we ever have a kid one day. That part isn’t easy to picture. But at the end of the day, we have to choose what’s going to make us happy, and I think we both want the chance to try something new.
I’m actually comfortable with the idea of packing up and moving somewhere else. It doesn’t scare me the way you’d think it would. And that’s really because of Jake. I know he would never let anything bad happen to me. We love each other equally, we take care of each other, and we’re always on the same team. Being with him makes everything feel steady.
When I imagine us in a new state, I picture us with jobs we love, living in a cool apartment in a good location, our dog with us, and just figuring it out together. Exploring a new area, getting settled, building our routine. Nothing fancy, just us living life somewhere that feels good.
I don’t know where we’ll end up yet. But I do know that wherever Jake is, I feel comfortable and safe. That’s what home feels like to me now. Not a specific city or house, just him.
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