There is still the problem of his family's business. He works 7 days a week, doesn't get home until 8-10 at night, depending on how many fuck faces show up just before closing, for the times he's come to visit me just for 1-2 days, it is a complete clusterfuck when he goes back in. I know I am going to come second to it in the end unless something changes. But, he's kind of like me, and he doesn't want to betray his dad by leaving it, even though he's stated before that his brother was the smart one and got out early and that the store has been the #1 impediment to him being able to have a romantic life at all. I could go up there, but the things we want to do together still will be difficult and rare. I worry he will work himself to death at that business and he will just keep saying that he's fine. Not exactly the same, but when I was with my ex-husband still, he'd just come home from work exhausted and just sleep and I just never got to do things with him. I don't want that situation again (though, yes, I know, there were far more problems with the ex than just that). Now, I fucking hate ultimatums (though funny enough, it's what got his brother to leave since his girl told him he either moves or she's gone), but he needs to figure out the shit with the business because I know he feels trapped in it and doesn't really want to be there. And that's something I can't really help with. Now say we take the 6 month break and by then his father will be recovered from his surgery and back to work, his busy season will be over and maybe he can have that conversation with his father.
