czen Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Hello, my story is as follows: I have a pretty great girlfriend, but there is an issue. She lives in another country. Now I actually want to go to that country as well, but the issue here is that I will probably still have to study a bit there since my diploma does not really travel well. Again, not a real issue. But I will most likely have to start my study when she just finished up hers. Which means she'll probably be working/job hunting and I will be studying. I was wondering if anyone has any experience in this situation and if this was a hard thing to do? I mean, I have never really believed an age gap would be an issue, but I was wondering if things will get more problematic because of this academic gap.
d0nnivain Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 By the time I met my husband, I had a post graduate degree & had been working for a while. He was working & going to school "at night" on-line. It wasn't an issue. It can be an issue when you are close in age because one of you is "still in school" while the other is in the "real world". the time tables are different as are the pressures. It can be a tough transition but if you are already long distance you probably won't notice as much.
Author czen Posted January 21, 2014 Author Posted January 21, 2014 Oh, I do want to state that I will be moving to her country in the next month and will be staying there and that we will be living together. I just came back to my homecountry to finish up a study and find out that have to take a few courses next year (which can be taken from a distance, so I don't have to be there), but now I will still have to wait a while before I can start up my study in this new country. Which is why she will already be graduated when I finally start my study. Thanks for your reply though.
ExpatInItaly Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 I think this very much depends on what your field is. Some fields require several more credits worth of study in order to be considered equivalent to local standards. Also, is there going to be a language barrier? How much prior work experience will be needed for you to be considered employable in her country and your profession? Do you have the correct documents/permits to study and then work?
Author czen Posted January 21, 2014 Author Posted January 21, 2014 I am not worried about the language or visas, I actually am a citizen of the country because of my parents and I am pretty fluent in the language so that's all under control. I will be trying to get into a US law school (not sure if I will do a one year LLM or a 3 year JD, depends on my financial status) so it wilkl be quite a lot of work. She will be a lawyer, so I am assuming she will be quite busy as well.
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