I've lived in DC ATL and NY I would recommend DC as a middle ground, it is like 1% less expensive than NY, but very nice social scene and still has a decent job market, but thats just stupid cause neither of yall have attachments there.
IMO
NY Pros
-Its NY
-its in the north east biz corridor
-city life to the fullest
-always somethin to do
-she has fam there
NY Cons
-its Ny
-it snows
-traffic
-its expensive
-she has fam there
ATL Pros
-Nice weather, it gets hot as hell, but not too cold to often
-beautiful women, yes there are a lot of homos, but they dont attack ppl
-slower living
-traffic is not as bad
-much cheaper
-lot of natural beauty to take in
-a lot of things to do in and around town
-you know your area
ATL Cons
-jobs are tight
-lotta good looking women (ur married nigga)
-it can get boring
-it can get racist
-mosquitoes
I'd say stick with ATL.