Quite true. Ed's "back to reality" comments this morning lead me to believe that he doesn't have a great deal of appearance type things left that would give him the opportunity/excuse to take a few days off and spend time with Jade like they did in Qld. When they want to spend time together in the future it seems like it'll more than likely that one of them will have to take some time out of their existing lives/commitments to travel to see the other. Ed seems to have his career set up down in Melb, and I doubt he'd leave his brother, so I doubt he'd move...which is a shame because I really like the Ed we get in "Jade's world" so to speak. She might move to Melbourne, but that could be recipe for disaster if it happens too soon.
Ed said in his radio talk with his boss that he isn't returning to work until January, so he probably has a little flexibility until then. I do agree that the Ed that we see with Jade is a much less offensive version than when he's by himself (or with his brother, which is nearly unbearable). It is interesting that for a guy who loves the "Melbourne scene" so much, he actually is expressing reluctance to get back to it. That
could be a positive in the relationship's favor. Not saying we can judge all that much from a random tweet, but at least he's not saying how he can't wait to get home.
But, yes, if they want a lasting relationship (and who knows, maybe they don't), they have to figure out how to make it work when they are both busy living their lives. These last few days, in many ways, was simply a replication of the Big Brother house with a little more privacy (stalkers aside). It's like falling in love on vacation. How does it work in the real world? They are certainly closer to the real world than they were in the BB house, but they are still not functioning in their regular lives. Hopefully, though, they can figure out how to make it work for BOTH of them!
I think if she ends up moving to Melbourne because she has more opportunites there that would be one thing.
I can definitely see her leaving Ballina behind and going to either Sydney or Melbourne depending on what's happening workwise - in Ballina there would be little to no opportunities for what she wanted to do - so moving to Melbourne would definitely not be a bad thing as long as it wasn't just for Ed. If she had her own place there and own things going on it would definitely make fitting in a relationship a lot easier and it also then wouldn't stop her from accepting anything work wise that came her way.
Yep for sure. My "recipe for disaster" comment was meant that if she moved down there and straight into Ed's place without having any opportunities down there that could sustain her financially. Ideally for her she could snag a job down there that paid enough for her to get her own place so they could have a crack at a relationship in the real world.
It'll be certainly interesting to see if any work comes her way. At the moment that's my main interest/concern. Any Ed stuff is certainly secondary.
For some reason, I don't see her moving to Melbourne UNLESS it's financially viable for her. As much as she is a "follow your heart" girl, in terms of relationships, she just seems far too practical when it comes to money and stability to just move to Melbourne on a whim. I DO think she'll be focusing on opportunities in Melbourne, if any present themselves, simply because that's where she probably wants to be, but I don't think she'll just up and move without a solid foundation for herself. She was burned too badly in her last relationship, I think, to go out on a limb like that again.
But, man, I just want this trip to be over (as lovely as it's been in terms of new photos and Jade's apparent happiness) so Jade can get on with pursuing professional interests! I really hope she didn't lose out on opportunities during this mini-vacation!