Hi guys, first time post for me. Not sure if I’m looking for advise, reassurance or maybe just suggestions. I’m a 51 year old single female with no children. I emigrated to Australia 27 years ago with my ex-husband who is Australian, & made the decision to stay when my marriage broke up. I’ve been happy here in Australia until maybe the last 3/4 years when I’ve increasingly started to miss my family in the UK. I do travel over every couple of years but it’s becoming more & more difficult to leave each time. Especially to leave Mam who’s about to turn 80. I’m so confused about what I want & where I want to live, though if it were as easy as to just pack a case & go, I think I would move back tomorrow. It absolutely terrifies me though thinking that if I do move back, I’ll be a 51 year old woman having to start from scratch again with basically nothing. I’m not rich by any means, but I’ve got a decent job in Oz, my own apartment (rented) etc. I feel so overwhelmed at how I’d go about selling everything I own to make the move, also overwhelmed about actually knowing if it’s the right thing for me or not. I’m a permanent resident in Oz, not a citizen, so I realise that if I do decide to move back to the UK, it will probably be a ‘for the rest of my life’ decision.
As I said guys, I realise only I can make the decision, I’m just so confused about what’s the right one and maybe just venting to people who would understand.
Thanks for reading & any comments would be welcomed.
Impossible decision
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Hi guys, first time post for me. Not sure if I’m looking for advise, reassurance or maybe just suggestions. I’m a 51 year old single female with no children. I emigrated to Australia 27 years ago with my ex-husband who is Australian, & made the decision to stay when my marriage broke up. I’ve been happy here in Australia until maybe the last 3/4 years when I’ve increasingly started to miss my family in the UK. I do travel over every couple of years but it’s becoming more & more difficult to leave each time. Especially to leave Mam who’s about to turn 80. I’m so confused about what I want & where I want to live, though if it were as easy as to just pack a case & go, I think I would move back tomorrow. It absolutely terrifies me though thinking that if I do move back, I’ll be a 51 year old woman having to start from scratch again with basically nothing. I’m not rich by any means, but I’ve got a decent job in Oz, my own apartment (rented) etc. I feel so overwhelmed at how I’d go about selling everything I own to make the move, also overwhelmed about actually knowing if it’s the right thing for me or not. I’m a permanent resident in Oz, not a citizen, so I realise that if I do decide to move back to the UK, it will probably be a ‘for the rest of my life’ decision.
As I said guys, I realise only I can make the decision, I’m just so confused about what’s the right one and maybe just venting to people who would understand.
Thanks for reading & any comments would be welcomed.