West London Girl

Making the move

May
28

‘I am prepared for you to say “I gave up everything to come here with you” when things are tough’

There are two main reasons people move in life: work and love. Hot Danish may have to go back to Copenhagen with his company, which means I will be joining him. We discussed it over a Feng Sushi takeaway and a bottle of Chablis.

HD had thought about how I would fit in – he wanted to know what I wanted to do and suggested people he could put me in touch with depending on what work I wanted to do. ‘I don’t mind what you do in Copenhagen. I just want you to be happy,’ he said.
‘Yes, because if I’m not happy I will make your life miserable,’ I laughed.
‘Well I want you to have your own life and not to be waiting for me to come home from work because I will have to work late a lot.’
‘And the last thing you want is to come home to my attempt at cooking,’ I teased.
‘I am prepared for you to say “I gave up everything to come here with you” when things are tough,’ he continued. ‘But when I have to work late, it will be for both of us – I want us to have a good life together.’
‘I know I have to make the most of this move – it’s an opportunity, an adventure and a challenge.’

I think it’s a good idea to treat work and places like a party: leave while you’re still enjoying them and don’t outstay your welcome. However, people are different. I am already harassing my friends to visit me. ‘I’m spending Christmas with you and HD,’ Kate reassured me.

‘Last night I dreamt I was walking the streets of London looking for you (I blame the brain damage again),’ Natasha said. Natasha was in a car accident a couple of weeks ago. She downplayed it, but when she was still seeing eye floaters a few days after the accident, a trip to the eye hospital revealed a hairline fracture on the retina of her left eye. I guess life can throw random things at you whether you choose change or not.