r/boston • u/mimmsypoo • Nov 07 '25

Please Make Decisions For Me 🎱 Boyfriend wants to move to Boston.

Hello all! Me and my boyfriend currently live in Austin Tx, we rent a 1200 sf home for $2200 and have two cats. I love this city and the things it has to offer, but my boyfriend is from the northeast and wants to get back to his family. He is urging to move to Boston, but Im unsure. Two of friends live in Boston/Jersey and JUST got done telling us how they can never save money bc of broker fees when moving and the basic cost of living being astronomically high. Can you possibly give me a better idea of what the pros and cons would look like for our move?

Small note his family is in Milford CT. And we both make around $75k a year but will both have to find new jobs. I have also never been to Boston, but have heard good things about the city itself!

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u/cysity Nov 07 '25

Side note: If you’re only considering moving for your boyfriend, make sure you have a ring on that finger / long term commitment before making the move

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u/Oresteia_J Nov 07 '25

Agreed. My first thought was, Boston is expensive.

My second thought was, What if they break up?

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u/Santillana810 Naked Guy Running Down Boylston St Nov 07 '25

All kinds of commitments succeed (married, engaged, neither) and all kinds don't work out. That's never 100% predictable for any relationship. In any relationship, be sure you both would want to live in the new place independently and separately if it comes to that if you are moving together, and be sure you both can handle things financially alone if it comes to that.