So I’ve been together with my boyfriend for 7 years and we’ve lived together for 5 years. All this time, he’s been a great partner and he’s been my best friend. He’s funny, smart, humble - everything I could ask for. Most importantly, he’s incredibly stable. He has a well-paying job, keeps a lot of savings, doesn’t smoke/drink/do drugs/gamble etc, and he always talks about our long-term future plans. We’ve talked about buying a house very soon.
As stated above, he has a well-paying job. He has a masters in applied statistics and does work in his field. I work as well, so our combined income is great. His hobby has always been the piano and he’s played for almost his whole life, and I’ve always bragged to others about how good he is. (For all you pianists out there, his signature piece is Chopin’s Ballade No.4, which should give you an idea of his skill level.) Recently, he said he wants to quit his job to try and become a professional pianist. At first, I thought it was just a joke and didn’t think much of it. 2 days ago, he told me over dinner about his plans to hand in his resignation form.
I told him I really didn’t think he could get a stable career as a pianist as I know there are very few paying jobs in the field. He said he knows, but he said it’s always been a pipe dream of his and if he doesn’t at least give it a go, he’ll never forgive himself. I asked him how long he’s going to try it for, and he said he doesn’t know. I told him I was very worried that if he leaves his job now, he might not be able to get a position as good as his now. He then said that he wasn’t enjoying his job anymore, so he probably wouldn’t even go back to his field. On that, we ended on a sour note as I think he sensed that I wasn’t being very supportive. Am I being unreasonable here? What do I even do here? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you.
TL;DR: boyfriend wants to quit a good career to become a pianist.
Submitted March 02, 2019 at 07:26AM by emiiiskie https://ift.tt/2NAUGS0
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