ISO: Friendly Advice. Moving away from family & never returning.

[SunriseChickers]

I really enjoyed talking to you today! Hope we can do it again sometime!

You too, it was a good talk and I also enjoyed it!

 

[Sparrows]

You too, it was a good talk and I also enjoyed it!

Have a great evening! and enjoy your trout!

 

[SunriseChickers]

Have a great evening! and enjoy your trout!

Thank you!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I would encourage you to stay in touch with your parents one way or another. Do not isolate yourself or cut yourself off from them. Communicate via phone, text, Skype, cards and/or letters. Let them know you are safe, well and happy. They love you and need to hear from you, and if you have problems of any kind, you need to know they are always there to help and advise. Your thread title is a little alarming, "never returning?" Please, no! Plan to visit on occasion, or plan for your parents to visit you in your new home. Whatever happens, stay in touch, for your happiness, peace of mind, and above all, for your safety. If your future husband truly loves you and has your best interests in mind, he would not ask you to leave everything and everyone behind. Trust me, he would not!

 

[SunriseChickers]

Maybe time for another little update?

We are still doing well and we are in the process of buying a lovely house! I'm very excited. We are thinking about getting a dog once we move, and are both interested in rough collies.
Plans are continuing to come together for us to be able to make it East to visit family in May! I'm looking forward to seeing all of my family and friends.
I do occasionally have some sad days when I'm missing Ohio and my country life.
All in all, things are going well.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Thank you for the update! So glad to hear you are doing well and planning a home visit. I'm sure your family, especially your parents, will be so happy to see you.

 

[SunriseChickers]

Thank you for the update! So glad to hear you are doing well and planning a home visit. I'm sure your family, especially your parents, will be so happy to see you.

Yes, we have been hoping to do this since before the wedding! It is very difficult and incredibly expensive to travel between here and Ohio for the majority of the year, so unfortunately it won't happen much. My folks aren't travellers, either. So I'm looking forward to this visit very much! We'll also get to visit my husband's family.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Yes, we have been hoping to do this since before the wedding! It is very difficult and incredibly expensive to travel between here and Ohio for the majority of the year, so unfortunately it won't happen much. My folks aren't travellers, either. So I'm looking forward to this visit very much! We'll also get to visit my husband's family.

I understand! I'm over 70, my son lives in NM, my daughter in TX, and I don't see them often at all. My son came out for the eclipse in April, prior to that it had been 10 years since our last in-person visit. But we stay in touch with text and phone calls so it's not so bad.

 

[No Coop No Problem]

If your husband works remotely I would recommend staying as close to family as possible. Humans lived in very close knit communities with an abundance of family around for nearly all of human existence until the past 100 years started dividing everyone. Children are quite a lot to handle and having friendly assistance nearby can be a literal lifesaver

Life often throws the unexpected at us, but when family is around they can help one another. Teamwork is essential for prosperity

 

[SunriseChickers]

If your husband works remotely I would recommend staying as close to family as possible. Humans lived in very close knit communities with an abundance of family around for nearly all of human existence until the past 100 years started dividing everyone. Children are quite a lot to handle and having friendly assistance nearby can be a literal lifesaver

Life often throws the unexpected at us, but when family is around they can help one another. Teamwork is essential for prosperity

I definitely agree with you about family communities! If we could live close to family, I happily would.
For us, here is where we are meant to be and God has made it abundantly clear! We have a wonderful parish community and will soon be moving into a neighborhood where two of the families already reside.
My own family is considering moving out here someday, but that is years down the road. We will see.