UPDATE: 'I chose to leave. I gave his ring back and told him we’re done': 27-year-old calls off engagement after her fiancé insists on buying a remote cottage 3 hours away from her job, risking her career

This update delivers a twist: the one where "let's talk it out" fails and "let's pack it up" becomes the new rallying cry. What started as five years of mutual consideration and date nights turned into a master class in stubborn fantasy, as Mr. Work From Home discovered his true calling as a full-time minimizer of other people's dreams. Suddenly, that team spirit unraveled with the subtlety of a property survey full of caveats. When your partner starts suggesting it's "time for a fresh career" because his nostalgia needs are non-negotiable, the writing's not just on the wall, it's in permanent marker.

No points awarded for vague pleading after the ultimatum lands. No medals for redefining "partnership" as one-person compromise. The breakup, baked and delivered with a neat return of the ring, turned out to be the first clear decision anyone made since viewings began. Now our protagonist is thirty minutes from work, surrounded by family and actual free time, newly single but noticeably unburdened.

Consider this a reminder for all domestic dealmakers: sometimes the real fairy tale is a short commute, your own boundaries, and a future where nobody has to ask if you're overthinking a five a.m. wakeup.

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*UPDATE* AITAH for not wanting to buy a house 3 hours away from my workplace?

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