Hey ya'll.
I'm in the need for a little advice/outside perspective. I consider myself a good person, strong woman with a good head on her shoulders who has just hit a few bumps in the road.
About a year ago, I had to move back in with my parents because I blindly dropped out of college. I was partying ALOT.
Living with them was hands down the most miserable experience of my life and being there was extremely unhealthy for me mentally. I decided I would return to college in a different city and take out student loans to pay for tuition, rent, etc just to please my parents and get out of their house as soon as possible.
Now I am at a crossroads. I want to drop out and this time, not so blindly. I have no idea what I am doing in school STILL and I have no motivation or drive when it comes to being here. I am swimming in small debts that could easy be paid with a job, but I now live in a small, dead college town where it has been impossible to get even a part-time job. I cannot even afford a car. I am miserable and some days, literally starving here.
Then there's my boyfriend. We have been dating long distance for a long time. He's a bit older with a stable job and is purchasing a new place. He is encouraging me finish this semester and move in with him in Florida. He also lives in a major city where there are plenty of opportunities for retail work (which I love, strangely enough). He is also very supportive of my choice to strip for extra cash.
So here's where I'm torn. Do I tough it out, acquire more debt with no job, figure it out at this college and stay in my parents good graces? Or do I move in with my boyfriend. I feel like if I drop out and just up and move, I will have burned a bridge with my parents, which will be hard even though we don't have best relationship already. I have not felt like I am myself around them since I was a child. But I am very serious about my boyfriend and think this could be a chance to finally start my OWN life, not what my parents expect of me and get on my feet financially. I couldn't even be dependent on my parents if I wanted to, they're broke.
Any help?


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