AdventurousLife -> RE: "Willing to relocate" (7/20/2007 12:30:55 PM)
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Wow, I'm quite surprised to see the sensitivity people have to those who are willing to relocate--- plus am amazed at the number of people who think this means you're running from the law or escaping some broken personal life. And I think its a big mistake to assume that because someone tells you they are willing to relocate they are desperate or not serious -- of expect to show up and live with you in a few weeks time. On the contrary, it shows a level of seriousness-- if you value your interpersonal relationships sufficiently, then your job or where you live are likely not as important. I think behind all of these negative impressions is the assumption that someone who is willing to relocate is therefore somehow flakey... probably because you would never do it? I've been traveling much of my life-- childhood as an airforce brat resulted in me going to more than 12 schools in first thru 12th grade. I've been living in Seattle for about 15 years now, but am preparing to start traveling again. I can't imagine what I would be running from (well traffic is getting more and more congested).... and we are certainly focusing on where we're going-- oh the places we'll see! So, consequently, not only are we looking for people who are willing to relocate we're looking for people who are interested in a nomadic lifestyle. I am eager to spend several months in Berlin, then several months in Vienna, then several months in Bratislava, then several in Paris, or London, or a rural town in any of these countries, or Rio de Janeiro, or Buenos Aries or any of hundreds of cities I can't spell correctly. Seems like a pretty ideal life to me and so we're seizing it. But before this international travel, we'll be doing a trial run traveling around the US. Which means we're willing to relocate near submissives who might be interested in us, and stay there for several months getting to know each other before asking them to uproot their lives and join us. I sure hope none of them assume we're intending to show up and live with them! Personally, I can understand someone who has a job situation that doesn't allow them to easily relocate-- this was my situation for many years where there are only a few cities in the country where my job specialty is valued. But I think someone with a generic job, who is unwilling to relocate for a significant (long term collared relationship) has their priorities out of whack--- except of course if there is an obligation that ties you to a location. (EG: an ill family member) But it should also go both ways- no reason doms shouldn't' be willing to relocate to subs. It may be you have different priorities, or you think the hassle of relocation makes it not worth it... but in and of itself, a willingness to relocated should not have a stigma.... and prejudices about how these people must be running from someone just seem silly to me.
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