Just looking for some input/advice.
In November, we relocated around 400 miles for me to begin a (funded) PhD. This has been a dream of mine throughout my undergrad/postgrad degrees and it is in the perfect subject area for me (humanities). My partner has a job that he likes, he is very much a work to live type person so I think he would settle pretty much anywhere.
I love the degree and the university I am studying at. But I am really, really struggling with missing both family/friends and where we used to live...it's a huge difference, think very small town to big city. I also miss the job I used to do, this part I know is partly rose tinted glasses as I didn't like at the time and going to uni has very much been about getting out of that area of work. I do miss the people and the social aspect of the job as my new research based work is (obviously) a lot more solitary.
A big part of me knows I maybe haven't given this enough time. But another part is just screaming that this isn't right. I'm in tears half the time and consequently not doing all that great at the PhD either. The other part of this is, were we to move home we could look to buy a house pretty much straight away. We are currently renting. We have savings for a healthy deposit but due to house prices this would really need to be back home, this is where we would ultimately want to buy anyway, so it's not just all about the money. I guess I have sort of learned the hard way that other things in life are important as well as the job I do, and that I might have to compromise on this to have the life we want in a place we really love.
I don't know if there's a chance that my supervisor might let me move back and work from there, but I think it is unlikely. I am a mature student (early 30s) so that affects things too, in that I don't have the same amount of time that a younger student would have. I guess I'm just looking for any advice/input. Thank you!