https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/04/28/ask-amy-volatile-relationship-benefits-from-separation/ > Dear Amy: My girlfriend and I have been together for about five years. We are both progressing in our careers and making strides personally, professionally, and as a couple. > We are at the point where we are ready to take the next step. My girlfriend wants to move to Florida. She wants me to come too, but she plans to go, one way or the other, in the next year or two.