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House move regret

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SilverDoublet · 24/11/2025 22:44

We've recently moved house and I can't stop thinking it's been a huge mistake.

I'm completely unsettled in the new house and miss my old house. New house has a lot more space but feels too big and I'm completely overwhelmed at all the work we need to do to the place - new kitchen, electrics, heating system, flooring, painting, roof, garden. We also need to buy more furniture but we never have time between working and kids.

I miss my nice kitchen in the old house and how low maintenance it all was.
Has anyone else felt the same after up sizing. Does it get better... I'm afraid to talk to my husband about it as I was the one who thought we needed to upsize. He would have stayed in our old house.

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whatandindeedwhy · 24/11/2025 22:48

I get this, moving is so unsettling anyway. However I wondered, maybe you need to give it some time? How long have you been in the new place? If you bought it with plans to renovate, this was always going to take time. The plus is that in the end, it’ll feel more “yours”.

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