I’ve seen this situation play out before between friends and it’s always very difficult. I used to live in Italy so I understand the difficulties of the job market and you probably have zero career prospects in your bf’s city. Have you done any searches for jobs in Milan or anywhere else in the north. I understand the chances to find something are pretty low but maybe a good compromise is to be a frecciarossa and a regionale away then a 12 hour flight.

Another option is Germany. They’re dying for graduates like you right now. They just revamped their entire visa immigration system because they’re struggling for talent. What about a few years there which is closer to home

Also have you properly looked into US visas, specifically the H1 lottery and know everything you’re getting yourself into. A lot of my foreign friends who came to the US for school didn’t properly look into how difficult it is even for stem graduates

Thank you for sharing. Can I ask where are you from in the UK? Because I’ve heard similar criticisms to some parts of the UK and I’ll be moving there soon