Believe me, it wasn't easy. We left behind everyone we knew, including both of our families, and we didn't know anyone here. We had never even visited before, so it was all new and unfamiliar.
We did have two things going for us, though. A rock solid marriage and a job waiting for my husband.
It's been hard, at times. After the traumatic, premature birth of my daughter, I had a rough recovery and severe post-partum depression. Not having a support network of family to help ease the burden was particularly tough, but we hung on and things eventually got better. I've learned a lot about myself in the years since we moved; what I'm capable of, what I can do when put to the test because I had to do it.
But I certainly understand the apprehension folks can feel about taking that kind of leap. Wripping up roots is never easy, particularly if there are kids involved. Still, since the move, some of my friends are now investigating the possbility of moving elsewhere, too, since they are all fighting the same fight as the folks in the article, living in NY and struggling to get by despite great jobs and nice incomes.
I have to tip my hat to the folks who stay in NY and somehow survive; it's a test of strength to stay afloat when things are so extremely expensive. My post was a chance to offer an alternative...that things don't have to be that way, for those looking for another option.