April 25, 2003

He Doesn't Like the Midwest

She's got her dream job. He hates the location. What to do?

Question: Although I come from more cosmopolitan roots, I'm loving my job in the rural Midwest. The problem is my very disgruntled spouse ("Peter") who really, really, really hates it here and, no matter how much he loves me, can't stay. (He also can't make a living here doing the kind of work he enjoys.)

If I walk away from this great job without another one in hand, I may never get back into academe, and I fear that I

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