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The original was posted on /r/armenia by /u/nightowlchad on 2024-09-25 03:00:10+00:00.

Long story short, I’ve spent the last 2 year getting all my ducks in a row to move to Armenia and work remotely for my U.S. employer. I’ve never really enjoyed living in Los Angeles (I grew up mostly in another state before moving here for uni), and I’ve always felt that moving to Armenia and starting a family is my highest calling as a diasporan.

Last year I met an incredible Armenian girl, and we’ve been seriously dating for a few months now. I tried to convince her to move out with me someday, assuming we get married and all that, but she (understandably) told me that she doesn’t want to be away from her family, that L.A. is all she’s ever known, etc. etc.

I really do love this girl, the thought of losing her isn’t something I want to even think about, but I also feel like I’ll never shake the feeling that I might regret staying in L.A. for the rest of my life. Has anyone been in a similar situation here? Is there any kind of compromise that I’m not seeing? Any and all advice is welcome.