You people scare the living hell out of me. But yeah, I thought some more about it, and it turns out my greatest wish, and even the next few under that, involves my friends being around. I'd have to disagree with the resentment thing. I've been in similar, admittedly less drastic situations, and have made the choice of putting my friends first, and even after things didn't go perfectly with them, there was no resentment as a matter of principle. Your choices are yours to make and I make them usually based on what is, and not what I hope could be, when it comes to other people.
Did I mention you people scare the living shit out of me? Oh I did? good.