Don't want the same things. Causing massive problems. Divorce?

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We've had the house up for sale for six months.

I want to move an eight min drive into the countryside. DH wants to stay where he is.

I was promised two years ago if I still felt this way two years on, we'd move.

Now that there is interest in our home no house we go to look at is sufficient. We live in a four bed detached home and to be frank we just won't afford the equivalent out there.

This is fundamentally important to me. I wanted to move further away (20 mins) and I've compromised on that, as well as the type of house.

At the end of the day it's clear that he wants totally different things to me and now - after another house viewing failed to get him the remotest bit interested - I don't know where to go with it.

He thinks I 'have problems' and is saying I'm uprooting the family - DS is actually due to start full time school in sept and that's why I put the house on the market in Jan, to avoid that becoming the excuse which it clearly now has.

We aren't talking. I've taken my ring off. I don't feel there's a way back now. We want totally different things out of life.

Has anyone been through similar to this?

Of course I could just steam ahead but that's clearly not fair and I don't want it under those ridiculous circumstances.

Any other fundamental differences?

What are the reasons to want to stay in the area or leave?

Just that he doesn't share my hopes for the future. He has none.

I have a different aspiration of how I want to live life and bring up our children that he doesn't share and it's making me depressed.

Reasons to move - better schools, better surroundings, better prospects for the children and to be honest I'd just be so much happier which would have a knock on effect.

I don't think this would be a divorce situation for most people, unless there are other issues coming into play.

And the reasons not to move?

Doesn't sound as though you love him anymore if your initial thought is that differences in housing aspirations means divorce.

Closer to family - although I don't think an eight minute drive is exceptionally far.

DS has started at nursery and his transition to school (not a good one).

Bigger house, less mortgage.

He doesn't love me enough to move and I don't love him enough to stay. I think that's the issue.

I have a different aspiration of how I want to live life and bring up our children that he doesn't share and it's making me depressed.

Maybe the issue is those aspirations rather than location?

Your decision is already made,you know.At no point have you said anything that makes me think you actually want a solution.For most people who are in marriages that they want to save,this issue wouldn't be a total deal-breaker I think.

It happens,and it's called irreconcilable differences.

I hated moving as a child mum thought she was doing the nice thing by giving us a 'better' house if you know what I mean, it was bigger, more convenient (it was across the road from school) but I hated moving from where I always know ( even tho I was only 8) I still remember my first house and all my friends

Sometimes if me and my husband are having problems I blame a certain situation, I was convinced that it was our home, said I hate this house I want to move, so we did but it turns out the problems were nothing to do with the house, thy were still there (all sorted now) but I was convinced at the time I had to move because I hated the house x

You want different things. But the problem is that neither of you love each other enough to want to compromise.
In a choice between the move and himself, I think you've already chosen the move. And thats ok, as long as you admit that its not really all about the move. If he upped and went with you, it would soon be somehting else.

I want to come out to a play park not covered in glass while my husband stays inside. Better for all of us. I've tried to compromise but he won't.

I think the move is a red herring. Sounds as though you've checked out of the relationship. What is your moving on plan?

I don't have one.

Then you seriously need to get one. You have DCs who depend on you.

You need to really think what you want and whether you want to stay in your marriage. It is a massive decision and not easily made but please don't go ahead and buy another house with him if you're not sure. Selling/buying is hugely expensive and once you've made the move it might make it harder for you to separate. Make the decision about your relationship first and then go from there.

It is difficult but if you are moving apart in terms of what you want from life and you can't see how that can be fixed then separating could be the right thing.

I wish you well.