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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love Chicago - and I think it would be easy to settle there.  People are much friendlier there and more open.  My BFF of 25 years lives there.  I would generally move there in a heartbeat.

In your position, I would take pause.  If you're really in your dream job, I'd want to have a good long talk with DH about his dream job vs. yours.  Are your respective jobs a once-in-a-lifetime chance?  What's the pay differential?  Would moving give you a dramatically improved quality of life. (COL is probably about the same if not higher in Chicago)  Are either one of you able to get a similar dream job in DC/Chicago respectively.  I also would be concerned that your resume would take more of hit if you left your job in such a short time.  (Easily explained in person and understandable - if you get an interview)

[b]Another option is for him to commute for year.  You can get easy, quick flight back and forth from Chicago.[/b]

This is a really hard decision - for me, there would have to be some tremendous benefits [i]for the family[/i] to make the move.

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Having him commute for a year or so gives you the time you need for your current project and him the time to see if it is indeed his dream job.  Then you could reassess and see what works better.  Would it suck on other levels?   Yes.  We have friends who have spent the last 15 years like this- in Germany.  He works during the week in Berlin and comes home FSS nights in the town where she works.  The kids stayed in the home town.  His job has quite a bit of travel, so he would have been gone some of that time anyway. [/quote]

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