India, Aug. 11 -- Remember what it was like to pack up your bags, sever ties with the familiar, and move cities for a career? On August 9, 10 months after swapping the glass towers of Gurgaon for the lush views of Bengaluru, content creator Suruchi captured that exact emotional whiplash in an Instagram post reflecting on her move. Also read | This couple visited 50 flats in Bengaluru and rejected every 'Pinterest' template to build a dream home: Take a tour

"I thought I was just moving cities. Didn't realise I was leaving behind a whole version of my life I had known for the last five years," she wrote, tracing the quiet, beautiful friction of starting over.

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