Will you be living close to family after marriage?

I know this isn't the question you were asking or the point of your post, but why do you feel the need to quit your job that you love when you're only moving 45 minutes away? I would kill to have a commute as short as 45 minutes! I'm an hour commute on a good day, my husband is and hour and a half commute on a good day...You do not have to leave your job in order to be a "supporting wife", especially when it only means a short 45 minute commute. This may have been true 30 years ago, but times have changed! Of course, everybody's situation is different but that would be my first take... Best of luck to you with whatever you decide to do

View Quoted Comment Thats true and thank you

I've been living thousands of miles from my parents for over 15 years soooo yea, still living far away. I love my parents but they are divorced and live far away from each other (mom in Boston, dad in FL), so there's no way for me to live near both of them. Also, I don't think I could live too near either of them for long. They'd drive me batty. They already do when they visit, or when I visit them. A week is the max I can handle, lol.

FH's family lives near us (about 30 min away), though we don't see them all that often, unless we go to them. He does stop to visit his parents on his way to/from work on occasion since they're not far off his route to work.

I'm about an hour from my parents, but (before the pandemic) I saw them all the time :-)

View Quoted Comment Thats good 😘

45 minutes?! Girl, count your blessings. That is so short compared to my situation. My mom lives 9 hours drive from me, my sister is 10 to 11 hours and my dad is 2 hours. Once my FH and I marry, we will be living in the same metropolitan area as his parents and my dad but I'm not close to my dad.
Woah, it would be such a breeze for me if mom only lived 45 minutes away.

View Quoted Comment Awwww I know girl I am blessed and know that other have it more worse than me. Trust me I will be going back and forth very often.

We bought a home 5 houses down from my parents and 45 minutes away from his.

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Oh that's cool

45 mins isn't far at all. 45 mins might be just enough of a distant for you two to start a new beginning. I agree with PP and you said your family has church Sat night. so Sat wake up have breakfast with hubby do some errands(laundry,food shop etc.) early head out to parents like 3ish have dinner with parents do Church with parents and head home. This way you both get some alone time. you see your parents and church family and you go to church with your Husband Sun. win/win situation. and although you love your church family and are heavily involved you might get just as involved in his church. Don't stress about the unknown. You want to be married and start a new life so take the leap of faith. God will keep you covered. as long as he's the head of your life everything else will fall into place. good Luck and best wishes.

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Thank you so much girl, you are correct. Best wishes to you as well