Moving out could entail a commute of more than one hour; it used to take my OH two hours door to door in the morning and again in the evening – and that was when the trains ran on time and weren’t cancelled. He frequently had to stand for the 40 min (ha! it rarely was 40 mins) into Padders.
You say your job is great with amazing career prospects. Personally I would keep my head down, work for a little longer and get the opportunities which will mean better jobs.
My daughter absolutely loathes London, but lives there because she couldn’t stand the commute from the home counties. She has to be in central London for her career. She lives not quite 5 miles from her job and it takes her 40-50 mins commute.
