I [23F] really like my SO [24M] but I don't like our career choices
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I'm 23F and my SO is 24M, we've been together for almost 5 years. We dated for over a year before living together and then we bought a house. I work full-time and I'm currently on an extended sick leave while studying to be a midwife, and my SO has a full-time job and a side job and is also studying a master's degree. <br><br>Our relationship is great. We have so much fun together, we can always talk, we have so many common interests, etc. We've never argued and we seem to fit well together. He's always been so supportive and kind and compassionate and I really love him.<br><br>Before we got together I was going to apply to law school, and I was a bit disinterested in the beginnings of midwifery school, but as soon as we got together I was, somehow, thrilled about the chance to become a midwife. I'm not sure what changed, but I would do my best to excel in my studies and I'm proud of my career choice. I've always felt that it was a feminine occupation and it's perfect as I want to be a SAHM in the future. Even before we met I was already considering being a SAHM.<br><br>My SO, however, wants to work in a field where they make a lot of money. I understand that he's working hard to study and work to get a job that will pay well, and he's just young and wants to explore the world and maybe move to a different country. He's mentioned multiple times in the past how he can't stand having a desk job in our country, and he would love to live in Western Europe or the Americas. I understand that money makes things easier, but I don't want to move to another country and I'd rather stay where my family is. I also know that midwives don't make a lot of money and I'm okay with that, I just want to be able to earn a living and maybe make extra money with occasional babysitting jobs or by selling my crafts.<br><br>I've always dreamed of having a big family but he would only want 2-3 kids, and I'm fine with that. I've mentioned how I want to be a SAHM and we've had a discussion about it where he's said that he's okay with it. He's said multiple times that he wants to be able to provide a good life for us and our future kids, but he also wants to be able to travel and move to another country. I'm fine with traveling and all, but we'd have to leave my family behind and I don't know if I'm able to do that, as much as I wish I could.<br><br>I'm kind of conflicted about it all. I like my career choice and my studies and the thought of being a midwife, but I kind of feel like it was forced onto me. I don't know if I should be okay with it, as I'm planning on applying to study the course for a different city which is kind of far away, or if I should take the chance to explore something else while I'm still young.<br><br>I also don't know what to do about our relationship with our career goals. I don't see him wanting to settle down and I don't want to leave my family/friends behind to move to another country with him. I'm also okay with having a small house but he wants to be able to save money for a bigger house.<br><br>I don't know how to have a conversation about it.
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