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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I moved here from SD for love. I didn't have a job lined up, so you should try to see the bright side--at least you have one! Consider joining the California State Society, http://www.californiastatesociety.com/. Dues are very cheap, and a lot of members are in your age group. It's a casual, friendly membership organization that could prove helpful for networking opportunities.

DC can be very gloomy during the thick of winter. In a month and a half, it's going to look and feel like a different city. Invite some friends or family to visit in May-June when the weather is lovely. It may cheer you up to have something to look forward to. You can't see it now, but residents will become much more active in a couple months. We don't have perfect SD weather, but when the weather is decent here, people are out in force and take advantage to be outside. As you now know, DC is wildly different from SoCal, but it also has it's positives, and you may see that after a little more time. In the meantime, try visiting a free museum this weekend, and then go have a cocktail at the Tabard Inn in Dupont or some other cozy place with a fireplace.

As an armchair therapist (!), I think the big issue is your relationship with your BF. If I were you, I would sit down and talk to him about how your relationship has evolved and brainstorm how you could make it better. If you can't talk to each other about it, then you have no business marrying each other in the future. Life is messy and hard at times, and when you're married, you have to weather those hard times together. It's understandable that he may be on a learning curve at work right now, hence, the long days. Is his intense schedule likely to change? Maybe he wasn't expecting this kind of lifestyle either, and he just isn't mature enough to admit his disappointment, guilt, whatever. Regardless, I recommend that you start addressing the issues.

Welcome and good luck![/quote]

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