For 2 years? We'd probably go.

Apr 29, 2024
11:12:23am

Eddie Truly Addicted User

Kids are all grown. As long as the compensation is enough to not kill our current lifestyle and as long as there's enough left over to travel to see kids (or pay for their travel to see us in Hawaii) then I'm pretty sure she'd be driving that bus.

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Author

Time

POLL: If your job offered to send you to Hawaii for 2 years, how would your spouse react?

DKN

Apr 29, 11:01am

Would I get a financial boost to pay for living there?

cougarfann888

Apr 29, 11:01am

Need an option stronger than encourage for my wife.

gangbusters

Apr 29, 11:02am

Would she be as enthusiastic if she knew it came with severe budget limits?

BYUtka

Apr 29, 11:05am

I think for only 2 years she'd be ok. Being in HI would be worth it I think.

gangbusters

Apr 29, 11:08am

Two years can be a long time, and the "shine" wears off a place pretty quickly.

BYUtka

Apr 29, 2:57pm

That would be awesome.

Dark Forest Green

Apr 29, 11:02am

We moved away from Utah to be closer to family. It would be a deal breaker to

AltTabbins

Apr 29, 11:03am

Not even just 2 years?

fattycoug

Apr 29, 11:04am

If I was single, in a heartbeat. Our kids like their grandparets too much.

AltTabbins

Apr 29, 11:07am

My kids like their grandparents but probably less than HI. 😂 Also my parents

fattycoug

Apr 29, 11:19am

Would there be a Cost of Living adjustment? Hawaii isn't nearly as fun without $

BYUtka

Apr 29, 11:03am

She would say let' discuss it and determine what's in our family's best interest

kansascougar

Apr 29, 11:04am

I’d kill it. Some friends of ours moved there and it didn’t take long for them

Odysseus

Apr 29, 11:08am

Me too. I'd do a year though, but no more than that.

Virginia Ute

Apr 29, 11:12am

I lived with a Tongan family that were friends of mine after I graduated High School. I heard stories and witnessed

Zach Morris

Apr 29, 11:48am

I have family moving back to the mainland. Said living in HI was like living

justAnotherCoug

Apr 29, 12:00pm

What Island?

ExitStageLeft

Apr 29, 11:09am

she'd be calling me from the plane wondering what's taking me so long? it'd be a lot easier now with no kids

byujag

Apr 29, 11:10am

For 2 years? We'd probably go.

Eddie

Apr 29, 11:12am

Depends on where you would live and if you could afford private school

letthewookieewin

Apr 29, 11:14am

Would have to get paid a lot. Way too expensive, way too humid. From the areas

SUAVO

Apr 29, 11:16am

This would be her response:

Ode to Hoy

Apr 29, 11:30am

I have lived there. I would not go back to live longterm, but I love vacationing

diluigifan

Apr 29, 11:55am

Living on Hawaii is such a weird thing. Have had multiple friends do it and all

boorad

Apr 29, 12:04pm

Does she not get to go with me?

BYUfan92

Apr 29, 12:06pm

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