I might write more about the details if I can collect my thoughts and recollections better. But for right now here are the bottom line points:
- She doesn't believe that the offer in the Silicon Valley will pay enough for us to live on, based on what she read about the cost of living there.
- She didn't think I would be very happy for long out there, just like I was happy with my current job only for a little while.
- She said that all of our vacation time would be used to visit family back home, and that I would be grumpy the whole time.
- She wondered whether I felt tied down by her and the kids, and if they were out of the picture, I would take the offer no questions asked.
- She thinks that I haven't tried hard enough to find local jobs, suggesting that I should be cold calling companies that hire software developers.
- She said that I should get involved in doing some volunteer work so that I don't think so much about myself and realize just how good I've got it.
- She questioned whether I would find the run-of-the-mill programming jobs here to be as boring as I say they are.
- She said she doesn't know what to do about my general feeling of unhappiness, and noted that although I was excited about the offer on Thursday, the feeling didn't stay around long.
- She asked me whether I thought some medication might help me deal with this situation better.
When she told me, "I love you," before we went to sleep. I had to pause for a moment, then I struggled out an, "I love you, too." She asked me whether I was sure. I told her that it was difficult for me to feel loving at the time.
At least I've got therapy this afternoon. I am having a hard time keeping it all together.
