Do you ever hsve the urge to live in your home town?

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I’ve not been back for around 18 years…lived there from birth until 23, when I then travelled lots and lived abroad. The last time I went back was before my family moved house to another area of the U.K.
I had my whole childhood, amazing teenage years and early 20’s there. I’d always wanted to travel and live abroad and thought I’d be back one day…I never returned to live. My immediate family don’t live there now or I suppose I would have been more likely to have gone back. I still have a few good friends there, but many are scattered everywhere. I’ve been dreaming about it lots recently and my old house and my old life as it were. I’m mid 40’s, is this normal?
Did you ever move away for a long time, then move back?

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Nope. Zero. No friends or family still there, no interest in going there really never mind living there!

No thanks lol. I grew up in Surrey, not for me thanks!

God no. I don't even like visiting my home town.

Yes, my home town is beautiful. Although it has changed a lot since I was there.

However, we wouldn’t have much money if we lived there. House prices are £££.

I’ve had periods where I’ve thought about returning, but it’s usually when things are quite tough, so I assume it’s just wanting to return to an earlier simpler/happier time.

No!

I’ve never moved away. I can actually see my parents house from here.
I sometimes wish I’d struck out on my own. The grass is always greener and all that.

I grew up in Worcester, left at 19, no family there, but would LOVE to go back xxx

Nope.
I had a good childhood there and it’s a nice town. But, I’ve moved on and I don’t even have friends or family there anymore.
I’ll take my kids there one day to show them where I grew up.
I actually drive through it every few weeks due to work but never stop there.

I moved from suburbs of a city in West Yorkshire to a small town in North Yorkshire when I was 10 and have had the urge to go back since then, but never managed to as life got in the way. It's a strange feeling, that my family going back generations lived there and I have such a deep connection and yearning to go back. When I have visited even though I don't have family there anymore, it just feels like home. I would like to live back there one day, I've lived in places around the country since but it's just not the same.

God no! I left at 17 to go to London for a reason. Admittedly to go to university but because where I grew up was as boring as hell.

Even if I wanted to, it’s very expensive to live there so well out of our budget. It’s known for being alternative too which would drive me mad in a few days.

I’m only ten miles from my hometown and go there reasonably often, even to my childhood home as my brother lives there! It’s a nice place but houses there are ££££ because of proximity to London, plus lots of lovely countryside, nice standard of living etc. I like being close enough to visit often but don’t want to live there as it’s too far from the sea.

Moved back for 8 weeks whilst we waited for our house purchase to go through. My parents and lots of my friends still live there but I've no desire to live there again now.

Nope. If I never had to go there again it would be too soon. Sadly my parents still live there.

No. It's a part of South London that's now been heavily gentrified. There is nobody left there that I know. All family and friends moved away/dead. From Google earth there's only one shop, the public library and two pubs remaining of what I used to know in the High St.

I don't want to go back.

Smallish village in West Yorkshire. I get the odd pang as my best friend lives there but I would rather move back to the NE where I went to uni.

My home town is Paris, I go there twice a year, always love seeing friends and family but I wouldn't live there again.
I'm much better in my shitty area of SE London. Its home.

Absolutely fucking not.

Nope. Southern commuter town with not much going on. Pubs and restaurants but no sports/arts facilities. I have a much better lifestyle here.

I left 45 years ago. I have been back twice.

I have no urge to return.

No

My parents moved there when I was three.

I have returned to their hometown though,

I'm from a fairly expensive part of West London. Left when I was 39 to live in a small village in another country. I've lived in a couple of countries, and although I go back to visit DM in London, I actually can't wait to leave it. I never felt good living in London, not like an individual. I find it quite a depressing place to be.

Yes! I left at 18, went back for uni holidays and then school holidays (teacher) and still go up a couple of times a year. It’s so much more historical/prettier than where I live and if it weren’t for my OH wanting to go back to his home town eventually, I think I’d be looking. However, I really want to go to his home town (also historical/pretty but in very different ways) so I’m not too bothered.