I've often joked that there are only three choices of where to live: near your family, near your partner's family, or New York. In our case, we were able to use

I've often joked that there are only three choices of where to live: near your family, near your partner's family, or New York. In our case, we were able to use the fact that I went remote to live closer to my partner's family in New England. For many of us in relationships, being remote doesn't offer the flexibility to live anywhere in the world, but it means we're tied to a particular region by only one job instead of two.