Just had another convo on the phone with hubby. I told him that, in my opinion, because he has not examined any other options of what he could do with his life, he thinks he wants this job more than he actually might want it. He said, what do you mean.
I said, well, if you had two or three viable options lined up for yourself to consider, it would give you an entirely different angle from which to consider this job. But just because you haven't thought it through, you have no other options, in your mind, which increases your desire to hang on to what you have... but out of fear, rather than from true desire.
I told him that I thought he should continue on, and apply for the job (this is going to take a few months), but before he gets to the interview stage, he needs to have some other options in his pocket. Not only will that give him a different 'aura' when he interviews, he won't be blindsided if for some reason he doesn't get the job.
He said he could see the logic in that.
So, we're going to talk that through, put out some feelers, etc., so he can truly make a decision based upon thought and planning, and not because he thinks he has no other options.
