I would not lie. Neither would I try to convince my boss. Wanting to move is your reason, it's irrelevant if he understands your motives. Instead, I'd talk to

I would not lie. Neither would I try to convince my boss. Wanting to move is your reason, it's irrelevant if he understands your motives. Instead, I'd talk to my boss and tell him that I love the job, the work, coworkers, whatever and I could see myself happily working here in the future. Just one problem, I want to live somewhere else. What can we do to make remote work happen for me as soon as possible?