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Preamble: I'm a huge fan and I've watched almost every Leafs game this year, along with a majority of games each season. Being a fan I might be a bit biased, but this is what I think will happen with the coaching change in Toronto:
Team-wide changes: TSN mentioned that Keefe's style supports the team Dubas built (surprise- they've been together more or less since the soo greyhound days). This team should now be focusing more on shot quality and offense than playing a steady, shut-down defensive game. I'd expect to see higher expected goals due to an increase in the quality of shots. We also might not see some of these changes happen right away, but potentially be more prevalent after their 3 days off, coming to light next Wednesday against a Detroit team you can be a little more experimental against.
Matthews and Tavares: Should trend upwards. They should keep their good wingers and see increased minutes, potentially 2-3 minutes per game, and they'll probably be looking for shots in higher danger situations. Matthews especially as the triggerman on the PP. This may be the lowest you can buy them for the rest of the season. It's possible we see a stacked top line with one of these two getting slightly worse wingers to work with, but in the end, these guys can drive play on their own.
Nylander and Marner: Both of the wingers should see an increase in production, it's possible when Marner is back we see a stacked on a top line with Nylander, but putting one of them on their offwing when we see a level of success with Hyman/Johnsson on the wings means that might be something they more experiment with than hold steady with. if we see it, I wouldn't expect it more than a few games unless their success jumps. I'd expect their ice time to jump a minute or two per game, and their high danger chances to increase as well under the new system. Marner's still a buy-low because of his injury, I personally feel that Nylander will just maintain his current pace and may see his underlying numbers increase rather than his actual production, but I wouldn't blame someone for wanting to acquire him and thinking his production will increase.
Johnsson/Hyman: These guys SHOULD keep their spots on the top 2 lines and may see their minutes increase, but they have the highest risk of the forwards to see their ice time dwindle or their role change. Hyman, especially as more of an in-the-corner player and less of a skilled player, could be bumped in favour of someone such as Kapanen who has a higher skill level and more speed.
Kapanen: The last of the forwards I'll talk about, Kapanen could see his role increase but isn't worth paying any relevant price until you see that change, as it is far from guaranteed.
Side Note, if you see Bracco called up, expect him to start on PP2 as a specialist and 3rd or 4th line. He isn't fast or skilled enough to play regular minutes with the big boys, but he could provide a boost to the second PP unit for sure. Keefe knows him well from the AHL
Morgan Rielly: I could see Rielly actually being hurt by the coaching change: not because he won't be privy to the better offense and changes, but because the Leafs have a similar Dman waiting who could take over his PP or some of his top-painting minutes. And while I'd say he's likely to not be paired with Ceci any more, which should give us more hope, I don't think putting him with any Dman or higher quality scoring chances would help overcome his lowered ice time.
Tyson Barrie: If you held on to Barrie you could be in for a big reward. While the powerplay hasn't been awful, it's been pretty stagnant lately and I think the smart thing for a new coach to do would be to try putting Barrie at the QB position of the top powerplay (it was one of the biggest criticisms so far), and Barrie is the perfect fit. He's proved he can handle it in Colorado, and the Leafs have a powerplay that's just as skilled, maybe a bit less but that's debatable. In addition, he has a better shot than Rielly and while that isn't the structure of the PP, it's not something to be ignored. If Barrie is dropped in your league, he could be worth a speculative add, and depending on price could be worth a trade. I'd still try to buy low here. I'm not sure he sees more even-strength time, but the PP1 in Toronto can make almost anyone worth owning. It could take some time to see the PP change. I'd monitor practice lines and notes and aim for the add next Wednesday or later depending on the notes.
Cody Ceci: If you're in a league deep enough to own him, get rid of him. IMO he should be demoted in favour of seeing Muzzin and Dermott in the top 4, and it's not like he did much to begin with. It's worth noting that Dubas has defended Ceci and seems to be willing to die on that hill, so Keefe may be pressured to keep him there. Personally, I'd still get rid of him.
Muzzin and Dermott: They SHOULD be the top 2 Dmen on the right side, next to Barrie and Rielly. Neither of them is a great force offensively, though Dermott is still young and could grow into more offense. However, with Dubas' stubbornness on Ceci could continue to suppress Dermott's minutes. Muzz should be worth owning for his peripherals, and maybe whoever ends up with Rielly sees a small uptick in offence under the new scheme.
Sandin/Liljegren: Liljegren is probably still relegated to the Minors, I think they want him working on his skating and his game in general. Sandin has a better chance of being called up, especially if something happens to Ceci. He's kinda like the first domino to fall in a chain reaction for this defensive core IMO.
Andersen: I'm honestly not sure what's going to happen here. his numbers have been good, not great this year. How Freddie does depends entirely on how the new system affects the defensive game. If I had to bet, I'd say the new system should keep pucks in longer as they look for higher-danger chances, which theoretically results in fewer shots against. In addition, adopting the idea of higher-danger offense SHOULD have the effect of making the team more aware of how to defend high danger chances against them. But that's purely theoretical. I'd also like to see Freddie start to sit some of the easier matchups, so he may see fewer starts and a higher average level of opponent, but again that's theoretical. Ideally, this will net Freddie more wins.
Kaskisuo/whoever is the backup: Might be worth streaming if they start starting them for weak matchups. Especially watch the back-to-back situation. Like Freddie, ideally more wins come for the backups.
SPECULATIVE Dynasty Outlook: players who were previously buried under Babcock probably have a better or longer look next year, thinking Sandin and LIljegren are the big fish there. Owning the Goaltending tandem of Toronto will be privy to more wins. Big guns should continue to be big guns, no worries there. If your league isn't based on NHL contracts, or you can hold players between their UFA signed deals, Barrie could be the ultimate buy low if he turns it around this year and then signs somewhere as the top PP Dman next year.

[ AHL ]
Hunter Shinkaruk | 74GP - 16G - 15A - 31Pts | Ceiling: Top-line goalscorer

Coming off a major hip surgery and an entire missed year of hockey, Shinkaruk was forced into a situation where his body had to relearn the game at a level much higher than what he's been used to in his career. Unsurprisingly, his first steps into professional hockey was less than ideal as he struggled for most of the season, fighting to regain his confidence step. Near the end of the season however, after a benching by Travis Green, Shinkaruk exploded offensively, scoring at nearly a PPG pace for the rest of the season and into the playoffs and doubling his points total for the season. He's expected to fight for a spot in the Canuck's line-up next season, but will almost certainly be sent back down to Utica to learn and continue to excel under Green's guidance. His goal next year should be to dominate the AHL offensively, and earn a possible call-up from the Canucks later in the season.

Brendan Gaunce | 74GP - 11G - 18A - 29Pts | Ceiling: Defensive minded middle-6 forward

Gaunce had as fine of a season as you could hope for a first-year pro playing predominantly in a defensive and shutdown role for the Comets. The big smart center was converted to a left-winger for most of the year, playing mostly on the 3rd and 4th line. Gaunce's biggest strength has always been his high hockey IQ who uses his slick positioning more than his big body. He's a possible bet to earn a spot as the Canucks' 4th line center next season, a role he's perfectly well suited for, but another year in AHL to boost his offensive game wouldn't hurt him either. Expect him to be the next call-up though when the Canucks need a replacement in the bottom-six due to injuries.

Alex Grenier | 67GP - 17G - 26A - 43Pts | Ceiling: Sheltered offensively minded middle-6 forward

Another successful season for the big winger in Utica, Grenier remains an enigma in the Canucks system. He's a massive winger who's play style can be best compared to Shawn Matthias: big, scoring, speedy but wildly inconsistent. Projected as a potential top-9 forward who'll need to be sheltered, Grenier has proven that he can score at the AHL level at a consistent pace, but his ability to put a consistent effort day in and day out has been questioned year after year. The jury's still out on whether or not he can actually be an NHL player, but given his size and record in the AHL, he's a player the Canucks will have to give a look at in the NHL just to see what they have.

Nicklas Jensen | 59GP - 14G - 14A - 28Pts | Ceiling: 2nd line goal scorer

Touted as a potential 30 goal scorer in the NHL, Jensen's quick rise in his draft year +1 has evaporated quickly as he simply can't seem to put anything together at the AHL level. Consistency has always been Jensen's biggest weakness and it's one he hasn't been able to shake off yet. There are nights where he dominates and anyone plainly see his upside, but there are more nights where you wonder where all that talent went and whether or not he can even make it at the AHL level. Jensen has the most NHL experience out of all the forward prospects in the Canuck's system right now, but he's not anywhere closer to making the league full-time. At this point, the clock is ticking on Jensen's chances at the NHL. He may ultimately be more valuable as a trade bait for the Canucks in the off-season than an underperforming player in their system.

Alex Friesen | 60GP - 10G - 20A - 30Pts | Ceiling: Bottom-6 energy player

The small forward was considered all but a bust until the last legs of last season where he exploded offensively and gave hope that there might be more to come from the player. While he didn't dominate the AHL offensively this following season, he definitely improved his stock in terms of a player worth looking at. Defensively reliable, Friesen is reminiscent of Jordan Schroeder. His 30 points in 60 games is respectable, if not exciting. His future with the Canucks remains in question, as it's not likely he has an NHL career ahead of him, but he might still remain a valuable AHL contributor if he continues to improve.

Darren Achibald | 70GP - 14G - 10A - 24Pts | Ceiling: 4th line grinder

Had the misfortune of not being Ronalds Kenins this season, Archibald was a somewhat regular 4th line call-up for the last season and looked like he was on the cusp of doing that again this year. Unfortunately for him, playing in the 4th line in the AHL doesn't necessarily give good odds of being a regular NHL player in the long run. He's a big bodied player who likes taking big hits, scoring goals and taking in the odd fight here and there. Your typical 4th line forward, Archibald chances at that role has dropped dramatically after Kenins showed how a 4th line call-up should actually play in the NHL. Don't expect to see him called up over other much higher regarded prospects for the Canucks next season, if he even sticks with the organization.

[ CHL ]
Cole Cassels| 54GP - 30G - 51A - 81Pts | Ceiling: 2nd line playmaking center

Drafted as a third round selection in 2013, Cassels has exploded offensively every single year since he was drafted. His 81 points in 54 games this year for the Oshawa Generals has him as one of the top scoring forwards in the OHL. He's been Mister Consistency this year, rarely going a game without at least a point and often putting in multi-point nights. He'll turn 20 in just a week and is expected to be AHL bound next season, but given his meteoric rise in the Canuck's system, there is also some expectation that he'll enter Canucks' camp in September as a dark horse to earn a 4th line spot.

Jared McCann | 56GP - 34G - 47A - 81Pts | Ceiling: Top-6 center with defensive upside

Considered by some a questionable pick at 22nd overall in the 2014 NHL draft, many originally considered McCan a potential 3rd line NHL forward with little offensive upside. At the time Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds GM Kyle Dubas defended his young centreman, citing that the player had a lot of offensive potential to give, but was untapped due to his unwavering commitment the previous year to his defensive responsibility. Well as it turns out, Kyle Dubas was right and after battling the first half of his season with viral illnesses, McCan exploded once he was fully healthy and hasn't looked back. He ended the season with 81 points in 56 games and could've had the chance to hit 100 had his illness not held him back early in the season. Apart from an exceptional camp, McCan will almost certainly be expected to go back and dominate the OHL for another year, while earning a potential invitation to join Team Canada for the World Junirs.

Jake Virtanen | 50GP - 21G - 31A - 52Pts | Ceiling: Top-line goal-scoring powerforward

The consolation prize for John Tortorella's wild ride. Jake Virtanen was and still is a pretty divisive prospect in the Canucks system. With Bo Horvat graduated, Virtanen is the best prospect in the system. His post-draft year really wasn't nearly as good as anyone would've hoped, and some might even see it as a step back. While PPG is nothing to scoff at, PPG for a 6th overall pick is definitely lacking. That being said, a lot of Virtanen's trouble in the season can be attributed to a variety of things, including his shoulder surgery, his deployment (or lack thereof) in Calgary, and some prevailing injury troubles. Given the circumstances, the season is as good as you could hope for, but it's still lacking especially given Nylander and Ehler's success in their respective careers thus far. All that being said though, make no mistake, Virtanen is still one hell of an NHL prospect who can be a top-end player if his games improves next season after a healthy summer. He's expected to make a huge push for an NHL spot at camp and from all indications, management definitely seems to want him with the Canucks than back in Calgary. Much like Bo Horvat, Virtanen will be given every opportunity to stick. The spot is his for the taking, whether or not he does it is very much up to him.

It seems the longer I live the more sad life becomes. I was diagnosed with PTSD and Major Depression a couple of years ago, stemming from a very rough childhood, along with more incidents in my earlier adult years. I also have no family to speak of, everyone that I thought cared about me turned out to be drug addicts who never had my best intentions in the first place. I have gotten help from a therapist and psychiatrist lately, but it doesn't seem to be helping anything. I'm too old to qualify for a lot of things...I don't have healthcare, work a dead-end job at Wal-Mart and my only friend struggles with mental illness, leaving me feel like I'm burdening said friend when I reach out for help.
I moved here to Marianna, FL a couple years back after a stint of trying to care for my brothers in Louisiana. We had all been in foster homes, I lucked out and was able to become independent quite early. My brothers, however, went through various mental institutions and were subjected to massive amount of abuse. Meanwhile, our Mom was up in Colorado somewhere doing her thing - doing meth and telling me that everything that happened to the family was "my fault". I haven't talked to her for about a decade since then. So, I was living in Louisiana with my own apartment and a stable job and decided that my brothers should not end up being screwed over by the foster care system. Keep in mind they both have significant mental illnesses, but I had also not physically seen nor talked to them for many years (they kept us 100% isolated from each other during foster care). I figured I was strong and stable enough to try to fix the situation, and invited them over to live with me. After numerous talks with them on the phone and the case counselors, I paid for their bus tickets, and they came in the summer of '09.
At first, things went well. We did a lot of crying and hugging and talking about everything that had happened to us over the years. I also had to convince them that what happened was not my fault in any way. Our mother had convinced them that the family was torn apart by me somehow (probably from the night I called the police when she was jacked on meth and pointing a loaded shotgun at us. I was 14 at the time.) Slowly, over time, their trauma started to surface and signs started to slowly show. Anger towards me. Passive aggressive behavior. Waking up in the middle of the night to find one of them standing over me with a knife. I got them professional help, but it wasn't enough. The situation devolved into them becoming totally unmanageable...I had one working with me at the local factory but he lost his job due to refusing to go to work and told me that I was going to have to support him. My love for my brothers won out, I kept supporting them for another 6 months. Things just kept getting worse and worse...my neighbors started telling me I should watch my back because they were telling them they wanted to kill me. Everything came to a head, I came home from work one day to find out one brother had beaten another with a pipe and gone to jail. After he got out, I told them that I was too emotionally wracked and spent to support them any more. They resorted to blaming me for everything that had happened to them and decided they should move back in with their mother. I could not, as hard as I tried, convince them that it was the worst idea in the world. They had made up their minds though, and I spent the last of my money on their greyhound tickets to the mother in Colorado. I was completely devastated at this point, emotionally and financially. I quit my job because I was having problems going to work on time and not falling apart constantly. A friend of mine offered to take me to Florida and help him set up a business fixing cars. I figured I needed to learn a skill of some kind (I ultimate figured myself to be a techie).
I went, and long story short, he ended up closing the shop and being a complete asshole to me. I was homeless for a few weeks until I found work at a local factory that made textiles. After a few months everything seemed to be doing OK. Then, the shift I was on was laid off and I was homeless again. I wasn't meeting people or making friends at this point, I didn't trust anyone and was suffering from mentall illness I didn't even realize I had. I found a job working at McDonalds right before I was about to get kicked out of my trailer. Stayed there as a crew member for a few months, got promoted to a shift manager. Felt like I was doing OK, but then it started going bad again. The store manager used and abused me by working me long hours and generally being a huge ass. I found out he was an ex-felon and had a history of abusing employees, but as it was a franchise and Florida is an at-will employment state, there wasn't much I could do about it. The owners of the business knew this all too well. I bided my time until I found a cheap apartment in Marianna where there was a local community college. Moved there, and started working at a distribution center for Family Dollar.
It was around the time I started working at McDonald's that I decided to get professional help for my mental problems. McDonald's was extremely stressful and wasn't helping in that department. Anyways, I worked at Family Dollar for awhile, trying to save up money. Unfortunately, I had a horrible episode of depression that lasted for a couple weeks. It culminated in me not being able to wake up for work anymore, I was literally sleeping about 18-20 hours a day. Called a friend I had made while working for McDonald's telling her I was coming very close to committing suicide. She took me to a CSU (crisis intervention unit) in Panama City. I thought it was a good idea, but it turned out to be a very bad one. I was basically locked into this tiny prison for 3 days, with barely a soul talking to me besides the mentally ill patients already there. Finally talked to the Psychiatrist but he didn't seem to care and upped my dose of Zoloft to 200mg a day. They released me, and I went back home. Was able to start working again, however I was still having extreme problems with sleeping and depression. Received a huge bill in the mail from the CSU ($3000+) and decided going back there was not an option. My counselor told me I should get a physical check up, I did and found out I had Hashimoto's disease. It's an autoimmune disorder that destroys your thyroid over time and causes symptoms like lack of energy, depression and other things. Was prescribed thyroid replacement pills and received yet another large medical bill. I need to mention that at this point I had already started going to my community college, but dropped out due to my mental and personal issues. Fast forward to the present, I'm got hired at Wal-Mart in July and decided to give school another shot. I was betting on my hypothyroidism and depression being held in check enough to move forward with my life. However, I found out I owed $850 from my Pell Grant after dropping out. The college stopped accepting student loans altogether this year. The explanation is here: http://www.chipola.edu/financialaid/[1] I even tried applying for personal loans from various banks, I was denied each time for not having enough of a credit history, and lack of collateral (I only have an older car worth about $2k).
I'm now considering suicide more than ever. The only thing holding me back before was worry that I would hurt friends and family of mine. Now, however, it seems I am truly and utterly alone in this world. My family has abandoned me, I fucked up my chance at school, I work an extremely low paying job at Wal-Mart. What is really fucked up about all this is that I believe I truly have potential. No ego-trip here, but I know I'm fairly smart. I build computers as a hobby and want to make computer science my passion. Of course, this doesn't mean anything in the real world, hard work does. I can't even seem succeed in seemingly simple situations though.
I'm sorry if this whole rant came through garbled/intelligible. There were MANY MANY details I left out but it would be a literal 500+ page novel to write it all out. No tl;dr here...I just can't come up with one that expresses my feelings well enough. This is the first time I've told any of this to someone that I didn't trust explicitly. Hopefully someone that uses reddit has been through something similar and has some useful advice. Telling me to call a suicide hotline isn't going to help, tried that already and the disembodied voice that doesn't know me just makes it worse. I'm going to find an out either way. Either a financial way out of this mess or a much more permanent way "out". If you read through all this, thank you very much for your time, and good luck to anyone else out there suffering with mental illness and/or lack of family support.

I stopped just over 3 weeks ago.
I'm in my early 20's, single and working full time. I started the occasional sports bet on the weekends when I was around 18, it was all just a bit of fun and occasionally I would win big. I was also a fan of the casino, but I wouldn't often make the trip (guess I'm lazy in that sense).
In my 20's I started work at a small business located in the city. There was a TAB (betting place) on the ground level. I've only been in one a couple times and I never really knew how to work the machines, most my small betting was contained to sports bets online or the occasional casino night.
My boss at the time was a big fan of betting, somewhat a gambler (however he could afford it) and would go into the TAB at least once a day. Thus began my introduction into the world of thoroughbred and greyhound racing. It was a slow build up at first; once a week, a quick bet each day and then eventually hours a day would be spent down there instead of working.
My boss and I enabled each other. I would often spend my whole paycheck down there on the same day. My life degraded from this point, debts added up as I couldn't pay bills and would get more loans. It was a viscous cycle of me betting to try get ahead, then looking to borrow any sort of money to recoup losses. As sick as that all sounds, I couldn't help but love the feeling of gambling while I was in the middle of it, it's the feeling after it that eats at you.
The money issue wasn't a problem for the boss, he's issue was more concealing it from his partner. As a result when I ran out of money, he was also lend me the money or give it to me for free just so we'd have an excuse to go down.
We eventually moved place of business as we both agreed the gambling was getting excessive. However although it wasn't so often, I would end up betting just as much online on horses/dogs/casino. He cut down his habits quite a bit but I would often bet right in front of him during work hours and he would cave.
At this point, about 2 years into the addiction, I suffered a serious bout of depression; I would stop waking up for work, I would spend excess of 10-12+ hours, music and food lost all joy, I would often break down at starting crying out of nowhere. At the same time, any left over money I had was still going towards gambling. For a short period, I did see a Psychologist, this was helpful and the conversation eventually led to the gambling. I did not stop however, and I eventually missed appointments and stopped seeing her.
I made calls to Gamblers Help Australia, which was also helpful but ultimately there advise was - you need to close down all your betting accounts and blacklist yourself. I did not do this at the time. I tried to stop myself from betting here but I kept failing, I would start off with only doing $20 or $50 but it would always end in my depleting all my funds.
Just over 3 weeks ago however, I finally took the time of blacklisting myself and closing all my online betting/casino accounts. Since then I have not gambled a single dollar. My quality of life has greatly improved, I feel a certain sense of stability (even though I may not be able to afford some bills right now, knowing exactly how much money I have and where it's going to go each week is type of stability and certainty I have not experience in a long time). I feel generally happier since I've stopped.
Although I never had any real issues with stopping myself going to an actual casino or betting place (at least not ones that are further than ground floor of the same building), the convenience of online gambling after getting hooked initially was my Achilles heel. At the time I did not feel closing my accounts would actually help, but it has helped immensely it getting me to stop. For the first time, I actually feel like gambling is out of my system.

I live in Louisiana. The state in the midst of a financial crisis. It is estimated that 300 million will be cut from higher education. I work in higher education as a Library Associate. Last week, my boss told me that she was afraid that my job would be cut. At my library, library associates are prime pickings for being laid off. We don’t have the exempt status that Civil Service workers and tenured/tenure-track librarians have. Also, the dean of the library doesn’t think much of the department where I work and I’m the only Library Associate in my department, so I feel like I’m prime of the prime pickings. The dean is new and he’s not the nicest guy. He pretty much only cares about the librarians and hasn’t made any effort to get to know the lowlier denizens in the library. I don’t think he even knows my name. Ultimately, the decision about who to lay off will come from him.
One of my coworkers said that we’ll know for sure what’s going to happen by June. I don’t want to sit around and wait to be laid off without having a back-up plan. When my boss gets back from vacation, I plan on telling her that I’ll be looking for other work in the event that I do get laid off. If I don’t get laid off, I’d like to stay at my current job because 1. I am able to go to school for my MLIS tuition-free because I am an employee, 2. I can walk to my job and 3. My boyfriend also works here. My boyfriend is a Library Associate as well, but his position is more secure than mine because he is much more visible in the library and the higher administration has expressed interest in him staying. He works in a different (busier) department.
I can’t put off the job-hunt until I (potentially) get laid off. That’s just a bad idea. The problem is that the city I live in doesn’t have many jobs in my field that I qualify for and the jobs outside of my field that I qualify for, require a lot of transportation and I don’t know how to drive and my city has a shitty bus system. I currently live about a 15 minute walk away from my job. If I’m honest with myself, my best bet is to apply for jobs in different cities and different states. The reason different states make sense is because it’s not just my job that will be laying people off, it’s the entire state—at least the state-funded organizations. So they’re not likely to be trying to hire someone.
I don’t want to move away from my boyfriend but I feel like the situation is hopeless. I feel like I’ll be stuck in unemployment if I wait around for a job in my city to hire me. Granted, I’m only planning to leave my job if I get laid off so if someone offers me a position before I know the entire situation (i.e. before I get laid off), I’d be inclined to decline (10 points for rhyming) but that seems like a bad idea as well. “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.”
The major reason I don’t want to leave my job is because my schooling depends on it. I can’t afford to pay for school so the tuition-waiver I get for being an employee here is a life-saver. I’ve been applying for scholarships but I won’t know if I’ve gotten any until April.
I haven’t talked to my boyfriend about the possibility of me moving away yet as all of this has happened very quickly. I hope he will consider a long-distance relationship. He told me that I could live with him while I got back on my feet, but I don’t think he realizes how long it might take for me to find a job in our city and I don’t want to be a burden/put ourselves in that situation. He doesn’t make enough to support the two of us and I don’t want him to have to.
I’ve been looking at round-trip Greyhound ticket prices for traveling between potential new cities and where we live now. I’d be willing to travel and see him. The nearest decent city would cost only $20 round trip. The out-of-state cities are around $100 round trip. I’d spend $20 every weekend to see him and I’d spend $100 every month to see him. We’d probably split the cost or take turns going to see each other. So it would be more like $10 every weekend or $50 dollars every month.
I’m no stranger to packing up my bags and moving. I’ve done it multiple times. The city I live in is not my cup of tea because it’s hard to get around w/o a car. I depend on my boyfriend for a lot. Taking me grocery shopping, to the doctor, etc. He’s never anything but kind about it, but it makes me feel like a leech. In the other cities I’ve lived in, I did everything on my own—on the buses. Apart from being away from my boyfriend, living in a city where I am fully functional and mobile would be ideal.
Also, my school does offer online classes so if I moved away, I would still be able to get my degree—I would just have to find a way to pay for tuition unless I get scholarships.
My boyfriend and I see each other pretty much every day since we work at the same place. We spend Friday nights and Saturdays together. The rest of the week, we just stay at our individual apartments and do homework. (When we’re together, we’re usually just doing homework but we make time for each other). I think it would be hard going from seeing each other regularly to not as often, but I think we could do it.
And just an additional bit of information: I know I need to learn how to drive and my boyfriend has been teaching me but it’s hard to keep up with lessons because we both have a lot of homework to do. A few weeks ago, we came to the conclusion that my lessons would have to wait until we have a break from school.
I don’t have any family near Louisiana.
Have any of you ever been in a similar situation? Any advice?
TL;DR Might get laid off in June, best bet is to find a job in another city/state, but I don't want to leave my boyfriend.
EDIT: been together 2 years