“I thought I was just moving cities. Didn't realise I was leaving behind a whole version of my life I had known for the last five years,” she wrote, tracing the quiet, beautiful friction of starting over.
For young women charting independent paths across India’s corporate epicentre, relocating is often painted as a sleek career milestone. Yet, as Suruchi's post showed, behind the seamless resume upgrade lies a subtler shift in rhythm, independence, and identity.
With a career move driving the relocation, work quickly takes over daily routine, she added: “Since switching jobs was the reason you moved cities, work naturally starts taking more of your time. you start looking forward to weekdays & wonder if you are becoming that person who is always working.”
Suruchi highlighted that the contrast in social life becomes noticeable when the week ends. “Back in Gurgaon, I was always surrounded by people. Weekends were lively. Now there’s more time to pause and reflect… but sometimes it gets a lil too quiet," she said.
Suruchi’s journey reflected the emotional nuance of building an independent life in a new city — learning that moving forward does not mean erasing the past. As she observed of her duality: “You miss the life you had back then… the places, people. But also love the life you’ve built here. And somewhere along the way… you realise both can co-exist.”
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