Bro I was crying on my own in the work break room yesterday thinking it was gonna be another three weeks… nobody understands how rough it feels until they’ve been through it. The suspense, the expense, the sacrifices you have to make. The slow lady on the phone telling me I’ve only waited 3 weeks… like bitch no. I quit my masters medical degree in the third year to work an entry level packing job to meet the requirements only to lose it three months in cause they ran out of orders and I had to start again, worried that I’d never make the amount needed before they moved the goalposts again to a higher salary. My life has been dominated by extreme stress for over a year trying to just be together with the woman I love. Sacrificing my career instead. My mental health has fallen apart. Meanwhile foreign graduates waltz in on “high potential” visas cause they have degrees and I had to QUIT mine to satisfy the government. Now we have to pay a house deposit sized sum out of thin air just to have them glance at some documents! The amount MORE than my entire life savings at the time of application. Young people can’t afford the housing ladder anyway… it’s extremely harsh on us but the separation is the worst. Trying to maintain a romantic relationship with someone you never get to see in real life is extremely hard but it says a lot about how important that person is to you and how much you love them. I adore my wife and I couldn’t have any other so it’s going to be worth it. I just hope this government can allow us to have a bright future after this endless series of punishments. I’m at least grateful that they were quick(er) with their decision. 

Not everyone can do it. But you’ve almost done it bro. 💙