Daughter moving away

[nowtherearethree]

My daughter moved from our village to London for 12 months. She unfortunately broke up with her boyfriend (who was lovely). She has been back home for eight months and now wants to move back to London on her own. She can just about afford to rent a small apartment but I am so worried about her. She suffers with low moods and I worry about her living by herself in a big city. AIBU asking her to wait a bit please be kind as I am new to mums net

How old is she?

Maybe moving to London and having more independence will do wonders for her mood. It's hard moving back in with parents.

Maybe it will make her happy.

She is 23

If she’s 23 I don’t think there’s much you can do - she’s an adult!

Just make sure she knows you’ll always be there should she need you. It might be good for her!

Ah she's 23! I think she's fine to move to London.

It's probably just what she needs!

I think you should support her decision, and just let her know you’re there if she needs you. London is an excellent city to live in as a single 20 something, and surely it’s a good sign she’s striking out for independence, rather than festering at home with her parents, scared of a challenge? As a pp said, it can be very difficult moving back home in adulthood.

Let her go OP. The best way to improve your confidence is to put yourself out there!

Yes, YwouldBU to ask her not to go.
If she has work and has found somewhere she can afford to live, and that's where she wants to be, you would be doing her a big disservice to try to stop her.

Perfectly normal to spread your wings and want a bit more from life at 23.

Does she work there? For low moods I would suggest somewhere else my daughter moved to the seaside she couldn't be happier

@Theunamedcat because of the type of industry she works in the seaside as nice as it would be is not an option

Would she consider moving into a shared house or apartment instead so she's not socially isolated?