I moved to New York for my dream job, but my fiancé didn't come with me. After 2 years, we reached a compromise.

As much as I loved having my dream job in New York, being apart from the person I loved so much was hard for both of us.

Emma Saletta

When I met my husband, Tyler, in college, I thought he'd be just another classmate. After all, we were polar opposites.He was studying environmental science, while I was excelling in communications. He loved living in our home state of Maine, and I was planning to move to New York City to pursue my writing dreams.We began dating in 2018 and, by 2023, my desire to leave Maine was stronger than ever.For weeks, I worked up the courage to tell Tyler I was ready to move away, with or without him. I didn't want to leave Tyler, and I worried he'd break up with me.Instead, he was supportive: "You need to move out of Maine, and I'm going to help you do that."Leaving Maine felt like it could be a turning point in my career

We've known each other for a long time, but we're different in many ways.

Emma Saletta