I wanted to move from LA to Kentucky and my husband didn't. It took years for us to get on the same page.

The author felt it was important to live near family.

Courtesy of Tonilyn Hornung I wanted to move our family from Los Angeles to Kentucky, and my husband was resistant.

It took years for us to get on the same page.

I wanted to live near family, and eventually, my husband agreed it was the right call.

"I have a plan," the text to my friend began, "would you meet us for dinner so we can talk about the greatness of Louisville?" My plan was simple: Reassure my husband that leaving Los Angeles and moving to Kentucky was the right move.

We both loved my hometown and always looked forward to our visits with my family.

Still, my partner needed an objective opinion — someone who'd lived in LA but chose Louisville.

I hit send, and the reply came quickly, "I'm in." My hope was that after dinner, my husband would change his opinion about moving just as quickly.

We'd talked about moving away from LA before "I don't want to live in LA forever," my husband said when he was my fiancé.

During our engagement, we had lengthy conversations about our future together.

We talked about moving away from perpetual traffic jams, fire season, and the cost of simply existing in Los Angeles.

We had no particular deadline, but when I gave birth to our son, the pressure to relocate got real.

I wanted to move home.

This surprising revelation occurred in the two weeks following our baby's birth.