Grew up in NYC, and then spent five-ish years of adulthood there as well (late 20s to early 30s). Lived a few other places. I’m 45 currently (also a wow), so I’ve lived in Fort Worth — a place some affectionally call “Cowtown,” so about as far from Manhattan as you can theoretically get — for over a quarter of my life. It’s weird to think about sometimes, although I will break down some of the “why” in a second. These posts can get tedious in the sense that if you don’t really know me, why would you give a shit about any of this? I will do my best to universalize it, however. I do need to give some quick backstory to set this up.
Since I’ve been here:
Married to one person
Divorced from that person
Dated another person
Now married to that person
Came here initially for one job
Haven’t had that job since November 2015
Probably have had 7 jobs in 12 years, and way more if you count 1099/freelance
Not necessarily the “southern male” or “Texas male” type, no
Good article. Fort Worth sounds like almost the opposite of NYC. Great you met your wife there, that her family and your mother are there. Hope your Mom and in-laws like each other.
