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To wonder if you are happy living where you are now?

138 replies

superstarheartbreaker · 10/09/2014 22:27

And if not, where would you like to move to if you were in a position to do so?

I live in a lovely little market town and it's where I grew up. It's beautiful, surrounded by country, I have great friends here and dd is settled in her school.
However, i miss urban life, the culture, the opportunities, the work scene. , the men.

If I could I'd move to the nearest big city Bristol which I love but I'm a single mum and I fear a move as I have a lot of support here.

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IsItSummerYet · 10/09/2014 22:30

No not happy. Would like to move but would mean changing schools etc for kiddies which makes a move so much more of a big deal.

If we did move and changed schools etc what would happen if I still wasn't happy!

PiperIsOrange · 10/09/2014 22:30

I live in a council house an I am happy.

I know i will be slated but the day I am out of my serious debt, the repayment money is going into saving and I am going to buy this house.

superstarheartbreaker · 10/09/2014 22:32

And yes. Dd being settled in her school is a big deal too.

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Didyouevah · 10/09/2014 22:32

Love living here. Other peoples idea of hell - new build estate.

Close to all friends and family, big towns and countryside within easy reach.

Don't think I'll ever leave tbh. Feel very lucky.

Bowlersarm · 10/09/2014 22:35

Very happy where we live now. I've been lucky to have loved everywhere we've lived. Each time we've moved I worry that we won't be as happy, and we are always happier. Sickly, but true.

Our last move was a biggie in that it was 'the move out of London'. We moved to the outskirts of a village. I was worried I wanted to move more than DH, would the DC settle, would I make friends, would anyone actually talk to me. It's been bloody brilliant. Couldn't be happier....(well, until the next move!)

Shesparkles · 10/09/2014 22:35

Yes I do. In the area where I grew up, in the same street as my sister, 5 minutes from my dad,10 minutes from the city centre, 5minutes from a blue flag beach (at least I think it still is!) and 5 minutes from open countryside.
What's not to love ? Grin
And I count myself privileged to have been brought up and still live here

GiveTwoSheets · 10/09/2014 22:39

Yes after 11moves across various counties I am happy, its not perfect or ideal as it PITA as don't drive so am limited but for first time I'm settled not itching to move back to London.

dolphinsandwhales · 10/09/2014 22:39

I'm very happy where I live, in south west London.

HotPinkWeaselWearingLederhosen · 10/09/2014 22:42

Hate my house, love my town.

SaucyJack · 10/09/2014 22:44

Not in the slightest. The town I live in is a bit dull although very well located for city/beach/countryside. Sadly my actual street is a shithole full of mouthy chavs fighting and gobbing off at each other all hours of the day and night.

I like to live anywhere that isn't populated by scum.

JoffreyBaratheon · 10/09/2014 22:55

I loved my house til the neighbours from hell moved in next door. Was here 12 years without ever a problem, lovely neighbours, spectacular location and views (from the days when they built rural council houses in the nicer places!) Now it's one long round of listening to arguments, swearing, abuse to eachother and their toddlers, hideous CB radio past as tall as their house on a dodgy wooden pole, playing loud music and hammering at night, Jeremy Kyle style abuse screaming if the woman sees us in our gardens... etc etc. Sadly my council decided to house the scumbags evicted from neighbouring York. And on benefits so they are in ALL DAY, swearing, shouting, making noise - there is never any respite... 11 am BBQs with their baseball cap wearing slack jawed mates, and loudly speculating about "assaulting next door" (ie: me. We're the only immediate neighbours).

The other neighbours are brilliant. If we move out the council will replace us with similar and that is this little stand of houses ruined, essentially.

This was absolutely my dream home and I never had any intention of moving. Now I'd move at the drop of a hat. My kids and husband don't want to, though.

PhaedraIsMyName · 10/09/2014 22:58

Very, very happy. I like cities. I love living in Edinburgh. In the UK apart from possibly London I can't think of any where else I want to live.

heartshapedflux · 10/09/2014 22:59

I've definitely made my house a home over the 10 years I've owned it and the garden is beautiful, but it's nowhere near big enough to be my forever home - it's bursting at the seams.

Just a few streets away from me is Mapperley Park in Nottingham a gorgeous leafy area with roomy old houses full of character, that's also really convenient as it's only 1 mile from the city centre. Now, if only I had a spare 1/2 million...

heartshapedflux · 10/09/2014 23:02

Oh, and my fantasy home woud have a turret with a stained glass roof and a jacuzzi in it with a helter skelter all around the outside and a basement with an LED dancefloor if you're asking Grin

ScummyWithGin · 10/09/2014 23:15

I love it here!! We moved abroad 2 years ago and have no regrets (other than missing our lovely flat that is rented out to an utter vandal at the moment). We'll be here for another 2-3 years I think, before moving back to the UK.

Squitten · 10/09/2014 23:18

Love where I live. Love the city and our suburb is brilliant. It has a great community vibe, lots of green space and is very much up-and-coming. We have made some great friends here and our little street is lovely

Lally112 · 10/09/2014 23:19

love it, live in the same mining village I was born in and grew up in. if I did move it wouldn't be far again.

frankie001 · 10/09/2014 23:20

Very happy though am in a more expensive flat. My mental health suffered with a dodgy landlord and tenants, in a mouse infested bedsit before in Holloway. Now live in outer north London, nearer friends and I love it.

MrsJossNaylor · 10/09/2014 23:21

Love it. Sheffield is the greatest city there is. And I've lived in most of them.

Amy106 · 11/09/2014 00:12

Very happy here...lots of green space and trees. It's a little house (easy to keep clean) with a big garden (lots of room for planting). And the neighbours are very friendly.

Morloth · 11/09/2014 01:54

I live in Stepford land, the houses are all beautiful the people are lovely and the children have great schools and daycare etc.

But my GAWD it is boring.

Am taking one for the team. Grin

steff13 · 11/09/2014 02:09

We live in a quiet neighborhood of mostly retired couples. The houses are medium-sized, and well kept, so it's pretty nice. Our city is ok, and we're just a few minutes from two fairly major cities, with lots of culture, shopping, etc. All in all it's fine.

GarlicSeptimus · 11/09/2014 02:12

No, I am not! I live in a lovely little market town. It's beautiful, surrounded by country, I have no friends here because it's where everyone here grew up and they don't need incomers!

I grew up in the Black Country and lived most of my adult life in London. I'm a Londoner by adoption and by preference - but, once you've left, you can't afford to go back. I like the smell of rain on farmland, but love the smell of rain on concrete! I don't like the sound of late-night search helicopters, but prefer it to the sound of late-night blasted sheep. I do not consider a queue of ten cars a traffic jam, I hate that people who don't know me know everything about me, and I miss being able to walk into a busy pub without it all going quiet. I'm not surprised if a person isn't white, am not scared of foreigners, and wish I could still buy foreign groceries at my local shops. I'm definitely in the wrong place!

MaitlandGirl · 11/09/2014 02:47

I love it here - we're about 2hrs North of Sydney slap bang in the middle of beautiful wine country.

We in a semi-rural area with local supermarkets 5mins one way and farm land 5mins the other way.

It's such a gorgeous part of the world but youth unemployment is currently running at 26.3% which is frightening as I've got one teen leaving school this year, and one next.

The only reason I'd ever leave here is because of the kids future.

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