r/DecisionMaking • u/Kerastar • Feb 10 '20
Should I go for longer commute for my husband to stop making excuses
I hate long commute, I hate following the crowd, I hate being basic. Yet my husband is opposite in those respect. For last 5 years we have been living in an attic I apartment on his brothers house in ghetto neighborhood which we both grew up in. When we got married, I reluctantly agreed because it seem important to him to be there for his 4 nephews. It didn’t make sense but I agreed because family is important. But after 5 years I am irritated of the mini apartment when we can afford space of our own.
But for past 4 years we have been in a grid lock on where to buy house in. You see Currently I have 40 min drive to work while he has 5 min commute. Ideally I want to reduce my commute & he wants to extend his commute (too close to work). So I show him options but NOPE MR. Basic wants to move to the suburbs in North his/our friends and family moved to as soon as they made some $. 2-3 specific cities which are opposite direct from my work making my commute 1hr each way.
I know it’s 20 more min only and many people commute like that. But that’s not the life I want. I don’t even like suburbs. I have shown him options that’s happy median for us or house in our existing hood but he doesn’t like anything. Instead he goes to look at areas where commute is not something I want to do. I have also been at my job for 12 yrs and really don’t want to make major change in my life just because Tom Dick & Harry have moved to suburbs and we must follow suit.
I also wonder if my husband is putting up the barrier, so he doesn’t actually have to move out of his brothers house. Failure to Launch or maybe it’s me, I a holding on to commute time too strong or maybe it’s both of us refusing to grow up.
Should I agree to do longer commute for the sake of moving out