moving

[supa_star323]

I am going to post this in the 'young parents' section as well so I can get as much feed back as possible...

I am 19 and recently split with my partner of three and a half years. We have a son who is 19 months old. I am considering moving about an hour away, but won't have any close friends or family there as they all live where I am now. Just wondering if anyone else has moved away from family and friends and what your experiences were?

I want to move, but am kinda conflicted at the moment...

[LilShenanigans]

hehe Hello :wave:

I think I can give a good perspective actually.
I had a huge urge to leave Sydney, always have.. just always knew I wasn't supposed to be there.
But I didn't want to go far, an hour or so away because EVERYONE is in Sydney.

Finally decided on the Central Coast, didn't know a soul, had no family here, family admitted visiting would be tough! I was so going it alone.. scarey but refreshing at the same time.

I moved here in May and felt quite uncomfortable. The noises were all different, and some nights there were no noises - it left me wondering wtf? lol

Fast forward 5-6months, I still don't have family up here, I have a few friends I've met online (and here of course!), my neighbours are fantastic, everyone is so polite here! And we all agreed we hate tourists :p

But I've had a complete life change, I'm so much happier here then I've ever been. I can always find something to do - and you know what, now that I think of it, I haven't really been bored for months now!

For me it's what I really needed, to seperate myself from people and really find out who I am. I though had a huge urge that had been bugging me for years... Don't know if you have the same?
But with any big move it's a great opportunity to wipe the slate clean and start again. Without family or friends constantly around, you really become more self reliant. For me I've found I can do a lot more then I ever thought!

All up it's taken me a couple of months to get here, the first couple were the scariest.. but I guess once I met more local people and realised it was actually a better place for me, I could settle down a lot. :D

[supa_star323]

That's Sort Of How I Feel, But Then I Don't Know How To Handle Things Like Visitation For My Ds Dad And I Have Never Been Totally On My Own Beofre So I Am Also Kinda Scared.