So confused.....

[jdsmummy]

Hello!
Well me, dh and ds moved here from the UK in Jan.
Well we have been feeling like we want to go back. We really like it here and find there are pros and cons to living here and living in the UK.
I think the main problem is we miss our friends and family back home. Both me and dh grew up with our grandparents around and feel ds will miss out on this.
We have got family visiting next year and we are also hoping to go back to visit next year but I dont think we will be able to afford to travel back very often and this worries me.
We just dont know what to do.
Has anyone else moved here then moved back? Did you miss here when you moved back?
Would just like some peoples experiences?

[Rose19]

Hi,

I married my australian husband 7 years ago and we have lived here since we married. He already owned a house and I was travelling when we got together. We never really discussed where to live but kinda started here. It has taken me years to get used to being here and now I have a 6 month old I have to adjust all over to feeling guilty about my fmaily missing out and missing my family and friends. But I have adjusted and learnt different ways to cope. It is really hard. But it does get better with time.

I have heard of alot of couples - usually both english - who move back and forward a couple of times before deciding which country to stay in. I found being on the UK forums a big help, and talking it through. good luck. It is a massive adjustment

[Pixie]

Yes I moved there Sydney in 1998 and I came back to the UK 2007 but we are not here to stay we're here for work then we are off to the states or Asia which ever takes our fancy at the time really!

I love Sydney and my DH is from there, neither of us are really that close to our families so it's no big deal for us to move around the globe.

You have to weigh everything up and decide what and where is best for you. Didn't take us long to decide what we were doing but like I said we are nomadic lol but eventually we plan to have a early retirement back in Sydney.

[sylvesterthecat]

Hello!
Well me, dh and ds moved here from the UK in Jan.
Well we have been feeling like we want to go back. We really like it here and find there are pros and cons to living here and living in the UK.
I think the main problem is we miss our friends and family back home. Both me and dh grew up with our grandparents around and feel ds will miss out on this.
We have got family visiting next year and we are also hoping to go back to visit next year but I dont think we will be able to afford to travel back very often and this worries me.
We just dont know what to do.
Has anyone else moved here then moved back? Did you miss here when you moved back?
Would just like some peoples experiences?
hi
me and my DH and 16 month old moved here 10 months ago.. and it has been a lot tougher than we both expected to be honest.. we have (I have) considered going back and I'm going back for a trip in october so it will be interesting to know how I feel.
Where were you from? Where are you now? We are in Perth NOR and came from Kent.
It certainly takes a while to settle in. Be easy on yourself and don't rush things..

Lisa x

[tracynben]

hi there, i think lots of english people have trouble settling here, esp as its so far away from family and friends.
I feel the same, and do feel like going back sometimes, but i know i would be stupid to do so, esp as its much better here for kids.
I think realistically you need to stay here for 2 years whether you like it or not, and then make a decision after that.
It is very hard being away from a social network so you need to try and make friends quickly, join playgroups, just go anywhere you can socialise and make friends, otherwise you wont have much of a life.
I think it does take a very long time to settle here, you just have to make the most of it by making lots of friends.
tracy xxxx

[Londonmum]

I agree with tracynben. I moved here from SE London (though my parents live in Kent) with our then 9 month old daughter. My DH is a NZ but when we met we discussed emigration to Auz. We will have been here 2 yrs in November and yes I miss my friends, parents and social network. It's hard getting into a group here and making friends all over again, as so many mums here have their own group of friends that they grew up with. Saying that I meet up every other week with a lovely bunch of ladies, I got to Kindergym and playgroup once a week. You really have to get out there and make an effort as hard as it may seem.

We went back to the UK in Feb for a 2 week holiday, it was nice seeing everyone but saying that we (DH and I) both felt that we had made the right choice in coming to Auz despite the minor difficulties of making new friends.

[surferchicksal]

Hello!
Well me, dh and ds moved here from the UK in Jan.
Well we have been feeling like we want to go back. We really like it here and find there are pros and cons to living here and living in the UK.
I think the main problem is we miss our friends and family back home. Both me and dh grew up with our grandparents around and feel ds will miss out on this.
We have got family visiting next year and we are also hoping to go back to visit next year but I dont think we will be able to afford to travel back very often and this worries me.
We just dont know what to do.
Has anyone else moved here then moved back? Did you miss here when you moved back?
Would just like some peoples experiences?


I Know how you feel. I do not feel too happy here. We moved from Gloucestershire in June 2006. Had little one here last year and only mum and mum in law have met her. We really miss our friends and family and the fact that our little girl is missing out on so many of her family. We have not been back at all yet. We are going back for a month in December. so that will have been 2 and a half years. Really looking forward to it, I think it will be good to see what we think again. Just want to be settled before Alicia goes to school. I wanted to know whether the Uk education is better than the Aussie education?! That will be a big thing for me.


ANY of you girlies on the Gold Coast. Would love to have a UK meet up!

I lived in Rockingham in Perth Last year, there should be plenty of UK people over there, evertime I went out I hear british accents!!!