When we moved to Seattle, one of Tiffany’s friends asked if it wouldn’t be better for us to stay and try to change Knoxville instead of running away. This would be like asking a kid about to go to DisneyWorld if they wouldn’t rather just stay home, save their money, and slowly over a period of years build their own DisneyWorld in their back yard.
We mythologize fighting. When you come up against a conflict, the best way out is through.