Making a huge mistake?

[Paranoid1stTimer]

We have been waiting for the decision on our application to emigrate to Australia for 2 yrs due to personal circumstances causing some delay. We just received our visa grant but at this time, we can't sell the house, can't get any money together, Oz seems to be heading for recession in a few months and air fares are up while the pound exhange rate is well down...

I have forgotten all the good reasons to emigrate now and am terrified my family will disown me when they find out we are actually going... My OH will be crushed if I pull out and I can't see how our relationship will survive if I do as I would be crushing his lifetime dream. His family are completely supportive but they would prob prefer if he took someone else in place of me cos they have said in the past I am not good enough for him and I will be leaving my old Dad behind and may never see him again...

I don't mean to be so negative but I am just looking for opinions on this as I can't really talk to many people about it in RL as I have yet to tell them... I know...

we are of to oz to. we go in june.we told our parents last year and although they will miss us we still feel like we have to go. follow your heart. there are web cams to see your family and if you don't go now will you look back when your grey and old and wonder what if?
good luck.

Agree with Ben, we got our visas for Canada, and we have had estate agents around this week to value for us. Feel like Im putting my head in the sand at the moment when discussions of jobs/rentals etc come up, as I just change the subject.
I think that you will look back and say "what if" there are many positives to going and it is a long journey leading up to getting the visa so you must have wanted it then..
Try to think of the positives and of your life in 5 years..

Thanks for your replies.
You are right. I will regret it completely if we give up this chance and look back in the future when we would prob still be in this house - if we can even afford our mortgage much longer! Yesterday I couldn't wait to go but when I start to arrange stuff like looking into the flights and all the hassle of selling our stuff and the house and worrying about the recession, I forget how amazing it was when we were there before. Thanks guys. You have really REALLY helped me today

Paranoid1stTimer.....do it, do it, do it. It's completely understandable to be feeling negative about such a big move however, just remember why you wanted to do in the first place.

We moved to Spain over 18 months ago and our family life improved 500%, plus our son settled really quickly.

The ex-pat life is so much more 'community' based than you will ever experience over here...how many times have you BBQ'd and invited all your neighbours! Seriously, you will love it and yes, there'll be wobbly moments between now and when you go, and even when you get there, but seriously, do it , do it, do it. You can always come back!!

Can you rent the house rather than sell> Friends of ours emigrated to Australia last month and they are renting out rather than selling, certainly for the next couple of years.

Quantas were doing 2 for 1 deals on flights.

PortAndLemon - yeah, we have been talking about renting especially due to the current housing market so we may have no choice but OH has been working 24/7 lately cos we are so skint. It's just that things have turned out the opposite of what we had planned (surprise surprise) and now I am panicking. We still haven't really talked about what we are actually going to do apart from OH wants to go and that is about it.

wheredidmylifego - thank you for being so positive. I am so happy for you and your family. Someone on one of the Oz Expat sites had a go at me for mentioning wanting a better life for our DS (as well as the fact we already wanted to go) so it is nice to have some positive words about your life improving.

Will check out the Quantas site thnx.

Thanks everyone for being so supportive and positive