My wife influenced where I wanted to work. She wanted to stay in CA. I wanted to be an airline pilot. If you are picky about location and company, you will greatly limit your potential. Go anywhere, fly anything.

I lost a couple of years (years = seniority lost) due to her. I finally went to the first airline that would hire me. It worked out OK, but I left CA for the East Coast. She still wants to go back, I don't. I've been married 17 years and been at the airlines for 12 years. We are still happily married.