He's there, I'm here... What do I do?

[Sparks2211]

Hey guys,

So there's this wonderful man who lives about 500 miles away... I've known him for about 8 years and throughout those years we've become very good friends. It seems though that the feelings have (mutually) reached past the freinds zone and into a more relationship-y area. He is my greatest "what-if" in life. Recently, he was in the area visiting and asked me to move to his home 500 miles away and now I've reached a dilema. I've got a job at a great company that I've wanted to work for for a while now, my job sucks, but there is room for growth. I need to go back to school and finish my degree to grow past this position but I can do that any where. My question to you all, is should I pack up my life and relocate for this guy or should I stay where I am and risk more years of "what if-ing"? Thanks in advance for your help all. I really appreciate it!

[Smile12]

How old are you?

[Rose30]

is there a possibility of trying a long distance relationship for a couple of months just to see how things will go before packing up and moving? that might be a good idea, rather than moving there in hopes of building a relationship.

[Sparks2211]

I'm 25. And I have done the long distance thing before, and I know that it rarely, if ever works. I don't want to wait too long on this and find out I missed my chance with him... again.