• My wife and I moved from Savannah, Georgia, back to the Midwest to be closer to my family. • I wasn't sure about the decision at first, but living in Chicago gives me everything I need. • I realized that I was thinking too much about how things look on social media.

A year and a half ago, my wife and I decided it was time to leave Savannah, Georgia, after living there for two years, and return to the Midwest. While the decision initially felt right, I entered months of self-doubt and indecisiveness.

In retrospect, it's obvious to me that my lack of clarity was social media-fueled — after all, it can make life feel like a competition over who can look the coolest and most successful. My own desires felt clouded by what I saw through small, digital windows.

We'd wanted to go back to

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