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if it were me, i would not just take $88k base. like you said, that's basically a lateral move. they are giving you absolutely 0 incentive to switch positions.
you are coming off as being a bit desperate though, which may have showed through to the company interviewing you, so they may know that you will accept a lowball offer. as mentioned earlier, you have to go in with the mindset that you are the one doing the company a favor for working there, not the other way around. you sound like they are doing you a big favor for making you a lowball offer.
when switching jobs, as long as you aren't just job jumping every few months, you should expect at least a 10% increase in pay. at least at the range you are at, maybe not when you get into the upper 100's though since that 10% can become quite a bit more.
I guess the reason I struggle the most is I can't put a quantitative number on the value of getting out of a trap [job] and moving close to my g/f.
But you're right, if Iwas fairly happy with my job now and I wasn't in a long distance relationship, I would definitely not accept $88k.