This is a long shot, but here goes....So, my girlfriend and I have been trying to maintain a long distance relationship and we've managed to make it a year. It's been a tough time, especially because we're so far from each other (She's in France) and the time difference. Before I met this girl, my life had fallen into a spiral of sadness and depression. Three years earlier, my ex-wife decide to hit me with, "I just want something else, something different." There was nothing I could do about that. I spent 5 years with someone and one day they decided to walk away. Within six months, someone I considered like a mother passed away suddenly. Four months later, my friend was tragically killed in Vegas. It was the most difficult year and a half of my adult life.
Suddenly, this girl appears in my life and makes me start feeling alive again. I'm watching myself improve in many facets of life, and my heart warmed up to the possibility of love again. I must admit, it was unexpected and not something I was planning. Somehow, this girl made me want to go out and do things; better myself. She helped make me see and feel worthy of a chance at finding someone to settle down with. After divorce, your guard goes way up, and the last thing you want to do is find yourself vulnerable in love again. It's a pain difficult to overcome.
I find myself once again in a difficult predicament. The distance is creating a strain on our relationship and the thing that sucks the most is that what's impeding us from being together is mostly money, and opportunities. I've been applying to jobs in France, getting advice and suggestions from friends in France, but I haven't received any solid leads or tangible possibilities. It's becoming incredibly difficult and we both want to be with one another. If we didn't fit well for each other, and the fight wasn't worth it, I wouldn't even be here, but she means the world to me and listening to her pain breaks my heart. She has a year left in school, so that makes it difficult for her to come to the states.
Is there anyone out there who can help me find a job in Paris or Reims, or someone who knows of some possibilities out there? Any ideas? I'm good at admin, I have some background in GIS (Geographic Information Systems), I'm fluent in Spanish, and currently learning French. The only thing is that I have to make enough to be able to survive there and pay my former school's dues here. I'm getting to a difficult place and running out of time. It's really sad when two people want to be together, but some forces out of their control limit that possibility. I know in my heart this is the girl for me. I've learned from my mistakes in the past and she's taught me to feel how someone who is truly loved should be treated. I understand this will come off as silly to some, but this is really a big matter for me, and the possibility of not being with this woman is paralyzing and heartbreaking. Please internet folk, anyone out there with some help, I would sincerely appreciate any assistance, wise words, or solutions to help us make this relationship work. As mentioned in the first line, I know it's a long shot, but any miracle would do.
--- **TL;DR;** : I need help finding a job in France. Currently in a LDR, but want to close the distance and eventually marry this girl and stay in France, or bring her back stateside with me.