
Originally Posted by
MontuckyFried
FWIW, I bailed on more than a few lasses for the same reasons. The root issues goes beyond skiing in and of itself. It demonstrated a core difference in spirit. I wanted somebody more adventurous. They wanted to end up being homebodies in some lame ass locale. Nothing wrong with that for others BUT for me it was an incompatibility I couldn't overlook. Paid off in dividends. We may not live in the mountains any longer, BUT she's my ride or die, and always down to follow me wherever life takes us. She relishes the adventure of life. And she absolutely crushes me on the mountain which is fun beyond words. I can't keep up with her, she smack talks me about it, and I love it. I had a wonderful, beautiful GF who told me straight up she wanted to end up by her family in small town, rural Oklahoma. Effffff that. I had a feeling that no matter how great she was in youth of a burgeoning relationship. after a certain point it would eventually turn into low key resentment then worse from there. You're not married yet and no kids to factor in, so consider yourself lucky. You are free to do whatever you think is best. If she's "the one," then great! But you have to be willing to sacrifice a lot, perhaps the very essence of who you are. I'm ok with differences of interests, BUT moving somewhere that doesn't line up with YOUR interests is a different matter altogether. Oof. Good luck, mate. Sent from my Pixel 8 using
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Sums up most of my feelings pretty well. Also have ended many relationaships due to lifestyle differences.
Aint no way in hell Id be moving to MN. I left NY to be in the real mountains but also in part to GET AWAY from my family. Dont have much in common with most of them to this day. If youre like me and into mountain sports/gravity sports, there won't be much of that for you in MN. Actual mountain biking seems extremely sparse and the vertical is like 200 feet, same with the skiing. This stuff is a part of me. If I had to leave it behind I'd be miserable. That would lead to regrets, which would lead to the kind of resentment that can and has ended many relationships.
There's nothing better than sliding down snow, flying through the air
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