"I'm a 36-year-old woman and we've been together for four years. During this time his stability has provided me with a base to grow and expand in the most wonderful ways. Now I feel suffocated. He is a wonderful person but has no interest in ever leaving his home town to try something new (I'm an immigrant). His only interests are pubs and football and when we go abroad he wants to spend most of his time in the pub, which infuriates me."
"I have a dream of travelling the world, becoming a writer and living in a van. I treasure solitude and have a very rich inner life. I don't think I actually want any sort of romantic relationship again. I see past the mundane and genuinely believe that we can live a different, lighter way should we choose. He is very conventional and has no interest in even sticking his head above the parapet."
A 36-year-old woman has been with a kind, generous partner for four years whose stability enabled personal growth but now feels suffocated. He is rooted in his hometown, focused on pubs and football, and resists change, while she is an immigrant who dreams of travel, van life, and writing. She treasures solitude, has a rich inner life, and doubts she wants another romantic relationship. Their core life goals conflict: she seeks adventure and a lighter way of living; he prefers a conventional, unadventurous life. She fears mutual heartbreak but believes he deserves a partner who shares his vision.
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