I’m 29, living in the Bay Area (only place I’ve ever lived), and I feel completely stuck.
I hate my job, my boss doesn’t like me, and I feel like I might get fired anyway. But the job market here is so bad that I’m scared to leave.
I also really want a long-term partner and kids, but I feel like I’m getting nowhere on that front. But it feels like everything is so flaky and no one is committal and on the path to just be alone at 40 and forever
Now I’ve got an opportunity to work on the other side of the world for family — it would genuinely help my career. But I’m worried if I leave and it doesn’t work out, I won’t be able to come back here. And I also feel like I’d just be delaying finding a partner.
So I’m stuck choosing between staying unhappy or taking a big risk.
Honestly just burnt out with everything. Not like a long day tired, like Chronically tired and exhausted. Did everything I was “supposed” to do growing up – don’t do drugs, get good grades, go to school, don’t get in terrible with the law and it doesn’t feel like it led anywhere.
I know people say there’s no timeline to life, but I feel like I’m just constantly bombarded with stuff saying otherwise in media or from other people. All my other friends found a way to figure it out.
Any thoughts on this? Anyone else just feel stuck and like it’s going nowhere ?