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Homesick after house move

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toomanydinos · 01/02/2026 14:15

Just over 6 months ago we moved to a new house in a new part of the country (West). I’d wanted to move to this particular county for a long time, although wanted a village house and we’ve ended up in a city so we only have a short school commute.

DD5 is settled and happy in her new school and DH is happy wherever he is. I’m miserable! I’m desperately homesick and full of regret about the decision to move. I hate our new house, find the local drivers aggressive and miss the familiarity of home and my friends. We’ve moved multiple times before and I’ve never felt like this.

I have some health issues and also struggle to feel comfortable with new people so I’m not in the position to just throw myself at lots of activities and build a village.

We have the flexibility with work that we could move back.

Has anyone else experienced this? Did it get better? Or did you move back and live happily ever after?

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Thingsthatgo · 01/02/2026 19:01

I think you need to give it more time. Do you WFH? I know you said that you can’t throw yourself at lots of activities, but maybe one activity with a focus that’s not socialising - a book club or an evening class, so that you can meet new people slowly and organically, rather than awkward conversations.
I have moved to new cities on my own a couple of times in my life, and evening classes were a great way to meet like-minded people.

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