Look you guys didn't have anywhere for me to put my questione. I need help though, I am going on like a week trip to Australia in November to meet up with a guy, and I really like him. Probable is, I don't want to come back. I seriously don't. Does anyone know what kind of paper work I'll have to do? Or how hard it is to find a job out that way? I'm going to Melbourne by the way. I just really need some advice. : ( I can never help myself.
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Miscellaneous category? Maybe give some free advice about: Random Weirdos? uberlou answered Thursday May 21 2009, 3:46 am: Honestly, I don't think this is the best decision. By the sounds of your question, i'm assuming you have yet to meet this guy in the flesh, no? Dealing with one at a distance and then being with them in person can be a world of difference. It can be a good thing or a bad thing. It's hard to tell. Plus this is a place you've never been to before and you don't know too much about the place. Moving from one end of the US to another is a big adjustment in itself, moving to another country? It can't be that easy. Plus if you want to work there you have to look into the potential option of work visas. You also have to deal with the thought of leaving your families and friends. Flight to Australia and back to the US aren't cheap.
I have a friend that lives in Finland and has a boyfriend in Peru. They've been together for 2 years now and how they've dealt with it so far is taking extended trips first. Maybe you should plan for a longer trip there in the future (maybe a few weeks to a month?) Then have him save up and come to stay out here for a few weeks to a month? I think it's only fair that he tries to make an effort to come see you too.
If you act on impulse and go the whole 9 yards in moving there your first trip, you don't have a backup plan. What if things don't work out? What if you totally regret your decision? If it completely falls apart, you're stuck in a foreign land with no family or friends nearby. I know it's a worse case scenario, but you have to look at every option!
I know how hard long distance relationships are. But, you have to nurture these things and work at it and not jump at things. Take the trip, see how it goes, and then make plans after based on that. Just don't jump the gun on things.
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