Hello! My name is Sunny, I'm a Taiwanese-Canadian florist/calligrapher and I'm turning 30 in a few weeks! I'm also married to a 2nd year MBA student—his name is Mike, I met him in the 7th grade, he's a structural engineer & wannabe real estate developer—which is what brings me here: to share with you some of my experiences as a Sig-O ("significant other") at Anderson.
This time last year, we were walking around in Westwood looking for a place to live so that we can get settled in before orientation began. Mike was preparing himself mentally to being a student again and I was trying to come to terms with this new supportive housewife role I'd apparently signed up for. My point is, we've been there/done that, and we get what you’re going through: this whole moving to L.A. and going down to one income so your husband/wife can get their MBA thing is interesting, isn’t it?
But you know what, it is pretty cool actually. Besides the fact that you now live in Cali-freakin'-fornia where it's all sunshine & blue skies every single day, this 2-year transition period also creates one of those rare gaps in your life where you get to leave that job that you don't 100% love, start over in another city, try new things, meet people from all over, and just take some time to figure out what you want to do with your life, all while taking credit as the awesome amazing person who made these huge sacrifices so that your spouse can pursue their dreams.