“I’ve got good news and bad news for you, Cindy,” Josh announced to his wife. “The good news is that the guy I flew to Chicago to interview with last week just called and I got the job.”
Cindy looked at her young husband and said, “Well, I’m happy for you, Josh, but if the bad news is that we are going to have to move to Chicago in order for you to take that job, then I’ve got some bad news for you — you’ll be moving alone. We moved here two years ago for your last new job and just when I started making new friends and I found my own dream job, you got laid off.”
“But, Cindy, this new job is a great opportunity for me, for us,” Josh said.
“So was your last job, the one we moved here for two years ago, Josh, but I’ve settled in here, I have my friends and my own job, and I need to do what’s best for me, so I am truly sorry but I’m not moving again for you.”
Written for the Sunday Six Sentence Story prompt from Girlie on the Edge, where the prompt word is “move.” Photo credit: lifeberrys.com.
This, That, and the Other 
It sounds like a big ask.
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That doesn’t sound like a very happy family. Nice description of their conflict.
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Thanks, Frank.
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I don’t blame her 😭
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Not do I.
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Not a pleasant situation and probably not as uncommon as one might think.
No doubt resolving in the dissolution of many a relationship.
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This one for sure.
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I can understand her feelings. She gave up everything for him and it didn’t work out and I can imagine her not wanting to do it all over again since it seems to be his thing.
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Sounds like he’s asking a lot and she’s had too much. No more compromising left.
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It’s not easy to move for someone else’s job, or someone else’s dream. This is a well told story.
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Thank you.
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‘Bout time, in my view.
As my other half would say, “Fairy’s Nuts.”
[It’s an Australianism – Fair Enough.]
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It takes a person who’s mentally flexible and willing to reinvent themselves every 2-3 years. Been there; done that. It’s been a very interesting life that far exceeded my career expectations.
Thoroughly enjoyed the flashback Six.
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Thanks.
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My biggest move was about 10 miles away. It is hard to imagine being completely uprooted into another state when all I know is here. I can see her point of view. Well written!
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I’d be willing to move for a real improvement, but not for a guy who seems mostly to be hyping his own head over what higher-ups here and there tell him.
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I can identify with this, but for different reasons.
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Oh dear, decision time!
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“Sounds like he’s asking a lot…” (Nancy)
I’ll see Nance’s ‘he’s asking a lot’ and raise her a “It’s never been about her…and he’s not really asking.”
Fun Six, yo
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