# Girlfriend is getting impatient with my long stay in Asia for medical treatment; need advice **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 13, 2023, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-is-getting-impatient-with-my-long-stay-in-asia-for-medical-treatment-need-advice/982613 "2023-04-13T05:03:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 47
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-is-getting-impatient-with-my-long-stay-in-asia-for-medical-treatment-need-advice/982613/47 "2023-09-28T17:33:06Z")
So I’m guessing this issue resolved itself… > [@Is $70,000/year in Cupertino enough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-70-000-year-in-cupertino-enough/990820): > > Just got offered a job in Cupertino. The salary range was $70-85k but the offer was at the bottom - $70k. Having never lived in the Bay Area before, is this enough to live on as a single person (and still be able to save some money at the same time) or should I be trying to negotiate higher in that range in order to make ends meet? Cupertino does have houses that cost $1-2 million apiece on average to buy, for instance, although I don’t plan on buying a house - and apartments that can easily c… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-is-getting-impatient-with-my-long-stay-in-asia-for-medical-treatment-need-advice/982613)._