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Today’s topic: Moving Out! Hey Steve, I’m a 21-year-old young man that is in desperate need of advice! My father passed when I was 12, so I have very few men to choose from when it comes to advice! I am currently in a relationship that has lasted 2+ years, I’ve even asked her to marry me, and she said yes! But I was thinking that I would be the one setting the pace of the relationship, but she wants to move forward! I’m not ready to move out of my mother’s house yet! I always had this vision of me being comfortable in my career/job situation when I decide to step out. I’m scared, Steve. She even tries to give me target dates of when I need to be ready to fly the coop. I even made a career change to pursue being a police officer because it won’t take long to start and I can at least have some comfort when I move out even if it is still too early for my standards. I’m still waiting to start the academy, therefore I’m unemployed. What do I do? Oh and by the way, she says I put her second, but tried to explain to her that when you stack yourself next to my mom, you are second because momma’s all I have left and I know that’s the one person that will have my back when all else fails. Was I wrong? Please help me! Hurry up, I’m typing this on my iPhone while she’s in the shower. Gotta take her to work…
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