Anyone moved home and, well not regret it but really miss 'home'?

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Lived in my house almost 2 decades. Gave birth to my children there. Loved my neighbours. Loved my garden.

Loved my house because of all the emotional attachments I had.

But it was way too small for my large family. Way, way too small. 3 kids in 1 tiny room.

I did a mutual exchange and my new house is double the size.

But it just feels weird.

It's not my house. The neighbours are quite loud, the parking is a pain in the bum.

The house itself works so much better for our family but even though its only 10 mins away it feels like a different world, completely different area and cultural background shift.

I feel a bit out of place.

Please tell me its normal an dit gets better :(

I just feel like I want to go 'home'.

You can’t go ‘home’, so stop torturing yourself. Give it 12 months and make new memories tnere.

Listen to the house that built me by Mirander Lambert, same idea but childhood home.

I get it. It does get better but it takes time for the new house to be home

If it was that easy I wouldn't even be posting would I?

I’ve just moved house, I was only there three years, I rented, had no significant memories made there, but I loved it. My new place has so many more benefits but I still miss my old place. So it’s totally understandable and normal that you’d be attached to your old home.
I think it just takes time to settle in and get used to everything.

Yes. Same sort of scenario, we moved for more room, but I still missed ‘my’ house. Except we’re almost 5 years in ‘the new house’ now, and this is home. If you can decorate or change something I think that’ll help.

Painting my children’s bedrooms, and getting them new bedding to coordinate made the rooms feel like ours. And planting some bulbs and growing some fruit in the garden has made that mine.