Rottweiler22 nice post, sounds like you and I share a common route. Sorry to hear it cost you your relationship, a sobering thought. The good thing about modular is my girlfriend, friends and family can be involved and see it as a journey,it takes the pressure off a little, even though I know it pisses her off that we can't go on holiday and generally have an active life for a couple of years.
Can I ask you two questions?
1) Was it worth it? Did you do it, have you got the licences?
2)Are you employed flying in the area you wanted to be?
Also personal recommendation to another posters response, do the PPL in your native country, somewhere you are comfortable, with people who you feel comfortable communicating with, and the terminology is what you are used to. Not only that you will learn in questionable weather which can only make you a better pilot
