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Husband wants to move abroad and I don’t…….

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hotshot55 · 14/01/2026 12:11

We are a family of 3, my husband has been trying (although not particularly hard) to gain a visa for Australia. It’s costly, and he’s spent so much on it so far. He was going through the process when we met, and I said I’d never stop him from going. Fast forward 10 years, marriage and a child later and he wants to go. I am not that keen, has anyone experience this before? What did you do? he wants a better life for us and our child. Am I being unreasonable to say no? For me, I don’t want to start again, we have an amazing family support network and friends.

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Foundress · 16/01/2026 14:54

Offstroll · 14/01/2026 15:07

He sounds too lazy to do anything about it anyway.

Smile and nod.

He doesn’t stand a chance and that’s assuming he even manages to do anything tangible about it

I agree with this. If he’s been going on about this for ten years and nothing has actually happened his plan (fantasy) is unlikely to ever come to fruition.

ChefsKisser · 16/01/2026 16:01

@Nearly50omg perhaps. We were staying with family who emigrated there from the UK years ago and they seem very happy. generally it seems a much nicer place than the UK- appreciate we were on hols though!

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