On that point, I've been chided by my partner for having a crappy job in the Bay Area--one which offered plentiful opportunities for career progression, paid in

On that point, I've been chided by my partner for having a crappy job in the Bay Area--one which offered plentiful opportunities for career progression, paid in the top quintile of one of the highest paying areas in one of the highest paying countries in the world, and which didn't have hours that were too ridiculous. That's the real danger of moving to a career-center like SF or NYC: the people who end up here score very highly on the getting their shit together in their 20s scale. Thing is: she was right. Even though I was excelling at number 1) on the original post's three points, I wasn't super happy. And so I've moved from that to what I worry he might consider just dicking around. But it's absolutely 100% for the best.