I've (20M) been with my girlfriend since we were 15. It's been an LDR and we've met irl only once. We're both Asians. For further studies, I want to go to Italy to get an MBA and have been trying to convince her to do the same because honestly, the country we're living in right now isn't that great, the living conditions suck and the society in general as well. She told me my criticisms are valid, but she's not keen on uprooting her entire life for a man.
Her father said that in the present scenario, moving to a foreign country isn't suitable especially since my girlfriend is from a humanities study background (English major with Journalism as a minor subject) because of lack of job opportunities, citizenship issues, high expenses and political instability. Instead, he's telling her to prepare for government jobs because corporate sucks and government jobs have lots of benefits. She agree with his points a lot. She has firmly told me that she'll complete her studies only from our home country, but I want to settle in Italy and want her to move there with me. She can work as a professor and earn an amazing salary. Her dad, tho, said it's not that easy and that I'm looking at everything through rose tinted glasses. I mean, I just want to escape. I even suggested her to take up a student loan, but she straight up refused because she doesn't want to drown in debt for the rest of her life and her parents would never allow it. Am I wrong?
(Not just Italy tho, possibly France or literally anywhere in the EU. I want to open my own financial consultancy firm. The average salary would be 60k USD, which is a lot in our country. I'm preparing for a GMAT and he once encouraged me to take a student loan. She'll easily get citizenship and academics won't be difficult as she can easily get a scholarship)
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Moving to Europe as an Asian is probably the 2nd. worse idea after moving to the US. Europe has to fight on all fronts with illegal immigration and jobs are scarce. Furthermore, there is a high rate of xenophobia in Europe towards Asians, North Africans and colored people as well.
Italy is even a worst choice because the economy, just like the French economy are not doing too well.
Finally, you want to have a LDR girlfriend that you only met ONCE to commit to move to a place that is more hostile than friendly.
I must agree with her father that the option to move abroad is not the best and to move with a person that she barely knows in person is also a high risk for her to take. It is one thing to video call once in a while but a totally different one to be with someone that one only has seen in person for a couple of hours or days.
as long as both agreed
This is the definition of insanity