Originally posted by andrewcarlson1
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I simply do not think it's worth the potential risk of not being able to speak to your SO at all, because if you're (OP) the sort who's always behaved well, they're going to see this "misbehaviour" as abnormal and likely blame your girlfriend for being a bad influence. I imagine you'd rather wait and have her make a positive impression, or at the very least, her own impression.
I think a part of the reason I'm so against this is because I've seen this happen and I've seen it go so horribly wrong. I had a friend literally put out of house and home, and instead of looking for the resources she had there, she came to Texas - her SO's home state - on what was more or less a plane ticket and holiday money. What happened when that ran out? She was unable to drive, therefore legally unable to rent a car (in her case, she was older). She didn't have enough money for accomodation, and she was unable to stay with her SO. She hardly had the money to eat. As I remember, what she had planned to do was stay in the US on holiday for around 6 months and figure everything out here before going back; this, obviously, did not work out, but I simply wanted to point out how she was essentially defenceless so far away from her home country and thus, home resources. So OP, if you end up deciding to go, do use your better judgment and have enough money in the case of a) an emergency and b) for accomodation, food, and travel.
That said, I agree that one should "seize the day" but it's unlikely he's going to end up "getting hit by a truck tomorrow." Yes, every day is a gift; that doesn't mean we should abuse it. In no way am I diminishing him and in no way am I ridiculing you, I'm simply trying to be practical and look at this logically. But then, I don't think that losing a parent's trust and faith in you - I am assuming, at the moment, that the OP has some relatively decent freedoms, whether or not they're to go to Alaska tomorrow - is worth, well, anyone. My SO is a definite priority to me, but so is my schooling, my family... For me, I have to find a way to make all of it work together (for me, quite gratefully it does) simply because I do see each of them being symbiotic to one another. Go deep enough and they're all strongly tied and rooted together in ways. But even if the OP does not care about his family, even if the OP could currently care less about their consequences, even if the OP puts his SO first, first, first all the time, then he's going to have to wonder what happens if his family restricts him from all methods of communicae?
I simply don't think some risks are worth the potential consequences, whereas other are. "Seize the day!", sure, but do it carefully. You wouldn't go into an all-out war completely naked with a red target painted on your front and backside simply to scream out that you love someone (then again, maybe some would :P). You might, however, go into a war once you've been armed and armoured.
OP -- You say you weren't planning to go see her until June anyway? Then you have plenty of time. Continue earning your money; think of it as insurance. When the time comes closer, you can revisit it with your mother then.
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