While I appreciate that it works for your family, my education and skills are not compatible with that type of work. I literally don’t have the skills to pay my mortgage and hustle in self employment. The pivot would be more painful than the commute honestly, and have a much lower chance of success. I am glad that it works for you though.
Ugh I hate my commute. I feel like I was forced into it since I bought my home with the understanding that I would have a job with company A. They then sold my whole division right before my 2 year contract was up, and I had to scramble for a new job. I am grateful that I found a job with similar pay before my unemployment benefits ran out, but fuck I mourn the loss of my ability to WFH most days of the week. Some days it’s hard not to be bitter about what could have been if company A had their shit together!!!
Hype and FOMO are the main drivers of the Silicon Valley economy! I hate it here.
Why wouldn’t you just be bi? From the description you would have been attracted to both male and female partners so bi would be appropriate.