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@mhdempsey says almost exactly a decade ago he was in a relationship split…

2026-06-23 · 15:43 UTC ·@mhdempsey ·1 min read

Brief

mhdempsey recounts a relationship almost exactly a decade ago that was split between San Francisco and New York City; he made two prints of an image when his partner moved to NYC, kept his copy in work bags for the past ten years and only recently noticed it while unpacking. He later moved back to NYC, reflects that his life has been split, daydreams about connecting the cities, and ultimately says both are home.

Why it matters

@mhdempsey says almost exactly a decade ago he was in a relationship split between San Francisco (SF) and New York City (NYC); the post was published 2026-06-23.

Key details

  • He made 2 prints of an image for the couple when his partner moved back to NYC while he stayed in SF, and he later moved back to NYC.
  • He kept his copy of the print in his work bags for the past decade, noticed it while unpacking, describes his life as 'split,' daydreams that connecting SF and NYC could be 'near perfect,' but concludes both cities are home now.
Source evidence

Almost exactly a decade ago i was in a relationship that was for a period split between SF and NYC.

as she moved back to NYC (and I stayed in SF) I made 2 prints of this image for us (and eventually I moved back to NYC).

i was unpacking a few things recently and without fully realizing it, noticed I've kept my copy of the print in my various work bags for the past decade. i think i did this because in some ways my life has always been split, and because i do think if one could connect these places, it could be near perfect for some moment in time, and maybe, it would make both cities better.

of course, i know these places are what they are because they are, in fact, not connected, but one can still daydream.

anyways, both are home now.