Moving away for your dream doesn’t mean you love home less. Sometimes you leave so you can bring more back.

Leaving is often read as a judgment on the place you left, which is why it carries so much guilt. Distance is not the same as disloyalty, and staying put out of obligation rarely helps anyone for long. Plenty of people go in order to come back with something that was not available at home.

If you are weighing a move, separate the fear of hurting people from the actual conversation with them. Say plainly what you are going for and how you intend to stay connected. Then keep that second promise, since it is the one that proves the first.