It’s extremely common for couples to break up due to one partner getting a new, life-altering job. If your boyfriend of three years gets a job across the country and he wants to move, but you don’t, that’s a highly valid reason to reconsider continuing the relationship. Sure, you could wait six months after he moved to get a new job and relocate, but you could also decide that your job and life in your city are more valuable to you than taking your relationship to the next level. A couple of years in, that’s an important question to ask yourself, regardless of whether your partner is changing jobs, moving, or making any other significant life change. You can’t let someone who you’re not married to and don’t have kids with hold you back in your professional pursuits. You shouldn’t let your husband or wife hold you back professionally; otherwise, you may not be in a healthy marriage.