Obligatory backstory: My girlfriend moved here from another state almost two years ago; we've been dating for about a year and a half, live together now, and even work at the same job (different areas, thankfully).

When we are happy and everything is normal, she seems completely fine. She laughs, jokes, farts, whatever. But as soon as she is down on herself about **anything**--usually the result of us having a small argument about any number of topics--she brings up how depressed she is here. She speaks about how badly she misses home, how she feels that she doesn't--and never will--belong here with these people. She hates the weather, the scenery, the bad drivers, and goes so far as to point out everything she doesn't like about the people she *does* get along with here.

She says the only thing keeping her here is the fact that we're together, and I refuse to leave here to run away with her. What the fuck are we going to do? Live off the land? Hole up in some shitty rundown apartment in the midwest because we won't make as much money as we do currently?

I love my girlfriend and *really* don't want her to leave, but every time she brings up how badly she hates it here, I feel more and more guilty for "forcing" her to stay here because of me.
user
Girlfriend wants to leave, but I refuse to leave to run away with her, and she hates it here.
assistant
Obligatory backstory: My girlfriend moved here from another state almost two years ago; we've been dating for about a year and a half, live together now, and even work at the same job (different areas, thankfully).

When we are happy and everything is normal, she seems completely fine. She laughs, jokes, farts, whatever. But as soon as she is down on herself about **anything**--usually the result of us having a small argument about any number of topics--she brings up how depressed she is here. She speaks about how badly she misses home, how she feels that she doesn't--and never will--belong here with these people. She hates the weather, the scenery, the bad drivers, and goes so far as to point out everything she doesn't like about the people she *does* get along with here.

She says the only thing keeping her here is the fact that we're together, and I refuse to leave here to run away with her. What the fuck are we going to do? Live off the land? Hole up in some shitty rundown apartment in the midwest because we won't make as much money as we do currently?

I love my girlfriend and *really* don't want her to leave, but every time she brings up how badly she hates it here, I feel more and more guilty for "forcing" her to stay here because of me.
user
How do I stop my girlfriend from leaving us?
assistant