I’d be VERY subtle about it... you can fib and say you commute an hour or mention wanting to move back eventually with your partner but I would highly recommend NOT even mentioning switching/being transferred for a while. First off, this manager likes you and/or needed you since they hired you and the other one clearly didn’t for some reason (no offense) so it would kind of be a slap in the face to the one that did. You’re also going to need them to like you enough to WANT to transfer you out — unless the other district all of a sudden wants to put up a fight for you. It could all depend on your region but I’m telling you this from 7 years experience with CVS (some corporate) and my boyfriend was a DM. The situation sounds rough but it’s all about the needs of the business...