Hey r/Relationships
 
I have a big decision to make! I'm graduating with a BFA in only a couple months, which is great. The problem is that I have been living in the same city my whole life and I really want to move far away for at least a year to experience living somewhere totally new, I've picked Berlin. 

My boyfriend of 6 years however, doesn't want to come with me. We've had problems in the past, but he quit drinking entirely 5 months ago and life has been so much better for both of us. He really loves me with his whole heart. I love him too, I just feel like if I don't go to Berlin now, I might never get the chance again. After I have a career and someday kids, it will be harder/impossible to just run away for a year.

Am I really stupid to leave? I don't have any adults in my life, just other people my age who if anything have less experience then me in these matters.
I'm 27 by the way, not a teen with all the time in the world.
I keep seeing friends not being able to find love and a stable relationship, am I out of my mind for actively giving that up? Neither of us are willing to do long distance

Would you move to Berlin for a year while you have no responsibilities, or hang on to true love because its more important??

Maybe I seem whiney because they are both good options and I seem spoilt, I'm not, I'm really super poor, but I have some left over bursary and can save up by waitressing over the summer and I have a friend in Berlin who can hook me up with a dishwashing job there.
This is a hard choice for me, and no one I know can give me any perspective.
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Hey r/Relationships
 
I have a big decision to make! I'm graduating with a BFA in only a couple months, which is great. The problem is that I have been living in the same city my whole life and I really want to move far away for at least a year to experience living somewhere totally new, I've picked Berlin. 

My boyfriend of 6 years however, doesn't want to come with me. We've had problems in the past, but he quit drinking entirely 5 months ago and life has been so much better for both of us. He really loves me with his whole heart. I love him too, I just feel like if I don't go to Berlin now, I might never get the chance again. After I have a career and someday kids, it will be harder/impossible to just run away for a year.

Am I really stupid to leave? I don't have any adults in my life, just other people my age who if anything have less experience then me in these matters.
I'm 27 by the way, not a teen with all the time in the world.
I keep seeing friends not being able to find love and a stable relationship, am I out of my mind for actively giving that up? Neither of us are willing to do long distance

Would you move to Berlin for a year while you have no responsibilities, or hang on to true love because its more important??

Maybe I seem whiney because they are both good options and I seem spoilt, I'm not, I'm really super poor, but I have some left over bursary and can save up by waitressing over the summer and I have a friend in Berlin who can hook me up with a dishwashing job there.
This is a hard choice for me, and no one I know can give me any perspective.
user
I want
assistant