There is an expression that there are two sides to every coin. The central idea of that expression is that everything can be viewed from different perspectives.
However, some people seem to think that it mean that if they are in a situation they don't like, the opposite situation—the other side of the coin—would be better.
In truth, the opposite is not better. In fact, the opposite is not always opposite. Just because you find a situation undesirable does not mean that the opposite situation will be better at all.
Two sides of every coin does not at all contradict the old say that the grass only appears greener on the other side of the fence. Sometime, things get better. Sometimes they don't.
Before you decide to change a major aspect of your life think about one more idiom that might apply. Could your change be an example of out of the fryer and into the fire?
Change can be good. Or it can go terribly wrong. Before making changes, be sure to investigate what both sides of the coin are like. (And if there is more than two sides… investigate everything.) Make your decision based on real information and facts.
Don't end up jumping from the pan to the pot! It might not be better, but rather only different.
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