文章讲述了作者为了爱情从纽约搬到丹佛，但最终发现自己更热爱纽约的生活和事业，决定搬回纽约的故事。作者在丹佛尝试适应新生活，但发现无法找到在纽约时的职业满足感。经过深思熟虑后，她决定重返纽约，追逐自己的职业梦想。虽然与丈夫暂时分开，但他们共同支持彼此的决定，并计划未来在纽约共同生活。这篇文章强调了个人价值、职业发展和伴侣关系之间的平衡，以及忠于自我的重要性。

🍎 为了爱情，作者离开了纽约，搬到丹佛与丈夫团聚。在纽约，她建立了成功的职业生涯，从事餐厅营销工作，并享受着快节奏和充满活力的生活。

🏡 在丹佛，作者尝试适应新的生活方式，但很快发现自己无法找到职业上的满足感。她尝试了自由职业和新的工作，但仍然怀念纽约的职业环境。

🗽 经过深思熟虑，作者决定搬回纽约，追求自己热爱的事业。她与丈夫沟通后，得到了丈夫的支持，并计划未来在纽约共同生活。他们将采取一种非传统的方式，暂时分开居住，但保持密切的联系，共同规划未来。

When my husband got a new job in Denver, I left New York City to be with him.I tried to build a new life in Colorado, but found that I feel more fulfilled in New York.Moving for love taught me the value of my career and staying true to myself.

When my boyfriend (now husband) got an opportunity to move from New York City to Denver to start his dream job, we both knew it was right for him.

I, however, wasn't quite ready to follow.

For seven years, I'd been living in New York City, where I attended college and stayed after graduation to build a career in restaurant marketing.

I worked with chefs I admired, launched brands, and stayed busy with everything from pop-up events and new openings to impromptu dinners.

I was thriving, but after my boyfriend moved for the job, his presence felt like a missing piece in my otherwise full life. Just a few weeks into being apart, he came back to New York City to visit me and proposed.

As we started to plan our wedding and future, I knew Denver was the next step for me — my husband loved his job, his salary was far higher than mine, and at first, I wasn't too worried about the idea of moving.

I assumed I could recreate a similar rhythm anywhere, so I transitioned to a remote role at my company and followed him to Colorado less than a year after he took the job.

Starting over wasn't as easy as I'd hoped

After a month in my new city, I thought I might be happier cutting ties with my life in New York to be more present. So, I quit my job and told myself I'd freelance and enjoy the slower pace of life.

But reality set in quickly. While my husband enjoyed his work, I was alone, dealing with the jarring transition from being overbooked in a loud, crowded city to having an abundance of space and silence.

I started exploring Denver's food scene, skied more, built new routines with my husband, and always paused to appreciate the mountain skyline — even on ordinary drives.

Meanwhile, in an effort to gain some professional footing, I started a new job in an adjacent field, but I still found myself missing the Big Apple's restaurant marketing scene.

None of the roles I looked into in Denver felt right, and eventually, I picked things back up with my old job remotely and started reconnecting with the kind of work that energizes me.

Despite my efforts, I couldn't shake the feeling that I'd left a part of myself in New York.

I'm moving back to the city that moves me

Love brought me to Denver, but after one year here, my purpose is bringing me back to New York City.

After months of reflection and late-night conversations, my husband and I came to a decision that feels deeply right: I'm moving back to New York this summer.

I'm excited to reestablish myself in the place that makes me feel most alive and get back to the work that fulfills me. There, restaurant marketing feels like more than a job — it's a playground and a constant creative challenge, and I love being surrounded by people who push and inspire me.

I feel lucky not only to know what drives me, but also to have a partner who encourages me to chase it wholeheartedly. My husband and I have had open, thoughtful discussions about our future, and we both see New York as part of it.

Long-term, we hope to build our life there together. But for now, we've agreed to live apart for about six months and see each other every three weeks, taking things one step at a time.

It's not the most traditional arrangement, but it feels like the right one for us.