I said it right there in the same sentence. My partner was in school there.

To provide a more detailed explanation. They were already renting a room when we met, and their landlord (who was them self subletting from another landlord because they couldn’t afford their own rent even though they have rent controlled price from the 80s) didn’t want us both living there.

My partner had a year left in school but they finished quickly because we didn’t want to push my immigration status.