LeeBee

I agree with Ali above, it is a beautiful country in so many ways but if you already have doubts and relationship worries, moving away from UK would probably just make things worse. Once you move, you have ‘a foot in both camps’ and that causes so many emotional problems and will always be a problem. My family moved to Sydney in ‘94 when our boys were 13 and 11. They settled fairly easily and so did my husband. I found a great job with other ‘Poms’ which really helped with home sickness but I always felt I would go back home at the drop of a hat if I could! Unfortunately once the kids get settled and start thinking about uni or work, you are committed. We moved to Perth in 2014 as it was cheaper to buy a house and loved it but I still hankered to move back to UK. Now I am planning to move back to UK in August after sadly losing my husband two years ago and am now wondering if I will regret it. I still have family and good friends there who I am in contact with, but I will have one son left in Oz and one who will probably move back to UK eventually so I am still up in the air! There is no right or wrong answer to move or don’t move, it will always be a huge expense but you need to have as much info as you can and expect lots of problems and mixed emotions. You and your husband need to be together on this. I wish you good luck but try to keep your options open if you can.