[Celery013]

I met my guy 6 months ago on my vacay to Santo Domingo, and I've been an avid reader on this site ever since. Not gonna lie....while all the Sankie posts are awesome eye-openers, they are also incredibly discouraging. Needless to say, I went back in July for a week, and I just got back 2 days ago from a 6 week visit. I honestly don't know exactly where I'm going with this, but I do know I love him. I'm 23, I just graduated from college, and I'm trying to figure out what the hell I want to do with my life.

Things would be so simplistic if we could progress our relationship like normal people...you know....get in the car and drive somewhere to go on a date, rather than board an aircraft. We were talking about either him relocating or me relocating so that we could be together. I don't really have any responsibilities here, so I have no problem moving to the DR to see how it goes. But is that the easier of the 2 options? I'm thinking that it's less stressful in terms of culture shock....I'm afraid he won't be happy here...

Also, what kind of a good-paying job can I land in the DR? I have a BA in Political Science, I'm proficient in Spanish and working on fluency. I have experience working at hotel/resorts at the beach here in Jersey, and I also have a year of teaching experience.

I'm aware that a relocation is clearly a big pain, no matter which one of us decides to do it. I just want to know which one seems more plausible. I'm a rookie at this and I was hoping that some of the old-timers could offer a few good tips.

Thanks!