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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Eleanor Gordon-Smith

I find myself torn at 34. Should I move overseas or let my life roll into babies and houses?

Ariadne Abandoned by Theseus, 1774, Angelica Kauffman
‘One thing to keep in mind is that you don’t have to make every choice at once.’ Painting: Ariadne Abandoned by Theseus (1774) by Angelica Kauffman. Photograph: Album/Alamy

Pre-pandemic I lived in the city, had a badly paying job in the arts, sublet an attic and spent my time faffing about doing fun stuff with my gorgeous friends. But I never had much money, my mental health was a bit squiffy (lots of highs and lows) and my romantic relationships always ended in disaster.

So post-pandemic I moved away, got a well paying job, a nice boyfriend who wants to settle down and have children and I don’t have the highs and lows any more.

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