Husband wants to move to dubai

[Dilemma87]

My husband is a businessman in property and with the recent proposed tax changes and new rules putting limits on how long he can keep doing things from the UK, he’s now saying he needs to move to Dubai and operate from there.

We actually have some friends there, and his business partner is already based out there, so on paper it all sounds easy enough. His plan is to buy a second property in Dubai and move there by himself, while I stay here with the kids.

The problem is, the children are really settled one’s in high school and the other is due to start soon, so moving them just isn’t an option. He’s suggested that we (me and the kids) fly out to Dubai every school holiday to spend time with him.

The catch is, under his visa he can only be out of Dubai for 90 days a year, so he’d basically have to live there full-time.

AIBU to think this is just not going to work long-term? I can’t help but feel like this is the start of living completely separate lives.

Hahahah

The UK are changing rules about business being set up in Dubai and having to pay tax. If he lives here full time he’d also pay tax on the business he has set up and operating out of Dubai.

His businesses are all in property

Last time I checked, no wealthy people are flocking to North Korea or Afghanistan. I wonder why. Maybe you know some.

He can spend 3 months here, you can go every Christmas and Easter, so 4 months out of 12 you’ll be a family. You could see him almost 50% of the time.

I wouldn’t move there with a daughter and I wouldn’t live there myself. Visit, possibly.

This is a concern as he does enjoy ‘female friends’

Some teens are politically and socially aware and are serious about human rights.

And yet they seem to be doing just fine…
I take it economics isn’t your forte.

I’m not sure I understand why he’d need to go on his own? Why can’t you and the kids go?Loads of people in the construction and property industries do very well in Dubai, it’s an amazing life over there. If he goes without you all then I agree with what you’ve said in your OP - it’s the beginning of you living completely separate lives, and I don’t think you can come back from that.

@Dilemma87

You are wealthy and can make choices to leave.

@WildLimePoet i think you should move to Dubai immediately. What you describe is a bit of a fantasy, but you clearly believe it, so go.

Oh yeah, when faced with facts, just deflect. Because you can’t defend what is happening in this country, no matter how much you try.

What are you banging on about? I’ve been paying the highest tax rate in the country for years, the only people I’m “propping up” are British pensioners - who paid towards their own older generation in turn. That‘a how pensions and healthcare work.

Who are ‘they’ in this scenario? The workers in Dubai? They are not doing well.

He cares about money more than he does about you, his children or his family unit.

Hardly 'bitten raw' if he owns property here and can afford a house in Dubai as well.

Let's just put that into proportion shall we?

The points just sailed over your head, didn’t they?

He sounds like a massive bellend.

Do you love him? How do YOU feel about him moving away and seeing him for the school holidays? Do you plan to give up working to accommodate this, assuming you can’t work abroad when you visit? I’m guessing you get 6wks holiday max?

Is that the best you’ve got? Look, I think you would benefit from getting off this little island and seeing a bit more of the world.

Your ignorance is hillarious
You know nothing
Women in Dubai are safer and happier than women in the UK
Richer too 😏

You mean you actually made a point?

You think British teenagers would be better off in Dubai than the UK? 😂

It sounds like he wants to dump his family and go live the single life in Dubai.

Good. If it weren’t for people like you, how would the largesse continue. It’s good that some people are still prepared to be fooled.

Hahaha. Like fuck they are.
And it’s amazing how their strongly held political beliefs fade into the background when they see the house, pool and school.
But hey, you explain to your
kid why you chose to keep them in their shitty Uk comprehensive when they could have had cutting edge private education in state of the art facilities all in the name of politics and ethics.