how did I get here

[cosmolinguist]

Once or twice I idly wondered how I'd deal with the inevitable question of why I moved here if I stopped being able to give that pat answer. "...And he thinks Manchester is the best place in the world" very early became a better narrative than the thorny immigration details.

Because I so rarely meet new people now, I didn't have to handle this question until today, in a zoom meeting. "I moved for a relationship that didn't work out, but I'm still here, I like it here."

I think it went fine. I also think it might be one of the reasons I'm feeling so wrung-out after a meeting that wasn't actually that much effort on my part.