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AIBU to refuse a bungalow when downsizing for our forever home?

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Opie1 · 02/08/2026 20:35

We live in a 4 bed detached house on a new build estate (30 years old now but you know what I mean).

im 45. DH is 55. We have no kids at home now so have been talking about downsizing. We want to live out in the countryside and I was thinking cottage/farmhouse … however DH seems to have it in his head that we need to move into a bungalow. I hate bungalows, I think they’re for the elderly. Every one he’s shown me has been grannyish inside and 60s/70s vibe on the outside. Not how I had envisioned our forever home at all.

AIBU to refuse to move to a bungalow?

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TheyGrewUp · 02/08/2026 20:40

No, but living rurally in the countryside isn't practical for a forever home. I think you will need to move again.

DH and I are a little older. Our final home will be within 5/10 mins or in the middle of a market town with good shops, doctors, hospitals. Mindful we may have to give up driving at some stage.

Betadelta · 02/08/2026 20:38

Neither of you are being unreasonable- it's just a difference in opinion. Maybe you should go and see a selection of both bungalows and cottages and see if you can find one you both like?

CustardySergeant · 02/08/2026 20:37

We moved to a bungalow in our 30s with a toddler. We love it still, 30 years later.