Listener (Aaron)

I haven't dated very many people in the past, so a lot of this is new to me, but it feels like something that I really want now. I started dating a guy that I met on an app last November. We had a great time together and got along so well. Fast forward to March of this year, and we mutually decided that we needed to break up.

Neither of us wanted to, but the reality is that I want to move away from here eventually, within the next year and a half or so, and he does not. My question for you is, how can I navigate dating when I know that I don't plan on sticking around forever? I don't want a casual, non-committed relationship. I truly want to find my person and look for something that could be long-lasting.

Neither of us wanted to, but the reality is that I want to move away from here eventually, within the next year and a half or so, and he does not. My question for you is, how can I navigate dating when I know that I don't plan on sticking around forever? I don't want a casual, non-committed relationship. I truly want to find my person and look for something that could be long-lasting.

Neither of us wanted to, but the reality is that I want to move away from here eventually, within the next year and a half or so, and he does not. My question for you is, how can I navigate dating when I know that I don't plan on sticking around forever? I don't want a casual, non-committed relationship. I truly want to find my person and look for something that could be long-lasting.

But it seems impossible when there's so much uncertainty of where I will end up. I feel like if I continue to date here, that I will constantly run into this issue. Who would want a timestamp on a relationship? I'm upfront with the information that I plan on moving away eventually, but it feels like that will deter pretty much everyone from wanting to date me.

But it seems impossible when there's so much uncertainty of where I will end up. I feel like if I continue to date here, that I will constantly run into this issue. Who would want a timestamp on a relationship? I'm upfront with the information that I plan on moving away eventually, but it feels like that will deter pretty much everyone from wanting to date me.

But it seems impossible when there's so much uncertainty of where I will end up. I feel like if I continue to date here, that I will constantly run into this issue. Who would want a timestamp on a relationship? I'm upfront with the information that I plan on moving away eventually, but it feels like that will deter pretty much everyone from wanting to date me.

I don't blame them because I know it would probably deter me too if roles were reversed. I'm also very wary of long distance because I've never done it myself and I've only witnessed it through my friends' relationships. It seems incredibly difficult and I don't think I'm the kind of person that could handle it.

I don't blame them because I know it would probably deter me too if roles were reversed. I'm also very wary of long distance because I've never done it myself and I've only witnessed it through my friends' relationships. It seems incredibly difficult and I don't think I'm the kind of person that could handle it.

I don't blame them because I know it would probably deter me too if roles were reversed. I'm also very wary of long distance because I've never done it myself and I've only witnessed it through my friends' relationships. It seems incredibly difficult and I don't think I'm the kind of person that could handle it.

I don't even know where I might end up next and for how long, so there is so much uncertainty in this whole situation. What would you do if you were in my shoes? Is it selfish of me to keep dating here given the circumstances? Ideal outcome, I can date and potentially find a long-term partner without the constant fear that it will end once I move away.

I don't even know where I might end up next and for how long, so there is so much uncertainty in this whole situation. What would you do if you were in my shoes? Is it selfish of me to keep dating here given the circumstances? Ideal outcome, I can date and potentially find a long-term partner without the constant fear that it will end once I move away.

I don't even know where I might end up next and for how long, so there is so much uncertainty in this whole situation. What would you do if you were in my shoes? Is it selfish of me to keep dating here given the circumstances? Ideal outcome, I can date and potentially find a long-term partner without the constant fear that it will end once I move away.

I think you wait a little bit. I don't think it needs to be first date. Just so you know, in a year and a half, maybe a year, maybe two years, I'm going to move. I think you see if you even like this person first. You could wait until date number three. There's not a lot of investment there. And you could say, hey, you know, do you ever plan on moving? Would you consider moving out of the Midwest?

I think you wait a little bit. I don't think it needs to be first date. Just so you know, in a year and a half, maybe a year, maybe two years, I'm going to move. I think you see if you even like this person first. You could wait until date number three. There's not a lot of investment there. And you could say, hey, you know, do you ever plan on moving? Would you consider moving out of the Midwest?

I think you wait a little bit. I don't think it needs to be first date. Just so you know, in a year and a half, maybe a year, maybe two years, I'm going to move. I think you see if you even like this person first. You could wait until date number three. There's not a lot of investment there. And you could say, hey, you know, do you ever plan on moving? Would you consider moving out of the Midwest?

I really want to live somewhere warmer, closer down south where I'm from. What are your thoughts on that?

I really want to live somewhere warmer, closer down south where I'm from. What are your thoughts on that?

I really want to live somewhere warmer, closer down south where I'm from. What are your thoughts on that?

That's the reality though that you're putting on yourself by saying, I want to date. I want to find someone seriously, but I also want to move. You can't have your cake and eat it too in this situation. So you either need to put yourself out there and take that risk of maybe falling in love with someone. And then they don't want to move.