The storyline is always the same. Small-town guy or girl moves off to the big city or goes to college to become someone. Someone bigger. Someone better. Someone that everyone back home will be jealous of and maybe even slightly worship by erecting a statue of them to admire.

Eventually, the abdicator must return to their “crummy” hometown for something that pulls them back against their will. After they gripe to and about everyone in town, they find an old flame, have a heart-wrenching fallout with a family member, or defend the town from a known villain. Once they handle a source of drama, they seem to really find themselves. During their awakening, they discover they are truly happy for the first time in their lives, and it’s due entirely to the people they left behind in the first place.

The end. Happily ever after!

Yeah, right!

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What changed?

Most likely nothing.

Those are just movies, shows, or books, and that’s stupid. Sorry Hallmark Channel lovers.

Something made those people leave to begin with. Moving a few times is not typically the magic trick to becoming the brand-new you.

Does there need to be a brand-new you? Is that your opinion or the opinion of everyone around you who has good common sense?