We are looking to move. We bought our house just before the market crashed. We will only have about £10000 as a deposit if we manage to sell at the asking price. We have consulted a financial advisor so have a good idea of what we can afford to borrow. The problem is, my husband has a requirement this as long as his arm. From the area (can't be within half a mile of what he perceives to be a 'main road') to the size of the garden (must be huge). We sat looking at houses on rightmove last night and he discounted lots of houses because the garden wasn't big enough, even though the garden looked reasonable to me and would be worth a viewing. My only requirement is more downstairs space. Im prepared to move into a shell that we can't afford to decorate if it is the right house and be patient. However, my husband just doesn't seem to understand that, given our budget, we are going to have compromise. Last night he actually had a strop because he couldn't find a house that met all of his requirements. I tried to suggest writing a list of 'essentials and wants' to think about what we could compromise on and he just started having a go at me. I ended the conversation as there was no point trying to talk to him because he was being an arse. So much in fact, that whilst I was up with a poorly dd, he went and played on his playstation. Anyway, the conversation will come up again today and I want some advice on sensible suggestions I can make that might help us to avoid arguing throughout the whole house buying nightmare. I should also point out that my husband is a good husband. He can just be petulant and childish when things don't go his way. I can be as bad and the way we argue is unhealthy. I want to break the unhealthy argument cycle so if I can present a reasoned argument or helpful suggestions instead of moaning about his arsyness it would hopefully avoid an argument!