I happily lived in central London all my life. Following upon my so called best friend stealing from me the proceeds of sale of my house in Kensington we moved to a small flat in South Ken 17 years ago. I was happy there, but my partner always wanted to live in a house. So we moved to a gorgeous house in the Countryside before Christmas. She loves it but I am unhappy. At the start I shared my unhappiness, but it has caused discord. She says I was depressing and upsetting her. So I have had to pretend I'm ok.
She says she misses Kensington too, but will only move back if we move to somewhere bigger than our old small 2 bed flat. Preferably a house. Way out of my affordability.
She works from home, having her own small business. I am retired.
In Kensington I would spend an hour a day in the gym, have a personal trainer once each week, walk 10,000 steps each day, and eat healthily. I could afford to always eat a breakfast somewhere decent, and eat out reasonably regularly, dress well, take regular breaks overseas and holiday.
Being retired, there were days when I was bored, and sometimes down, (for years I suffered from anxiety and depression), but walking around London would always raise my spirits.
I only have a small pension and invested all my savings in my partner's business. Last year it also needed cash flow support, which resulted me going into considerable debt to help her business. She had promised to repay me within a few months, but her business took a downturn so I am now stuck with the debt I incurred on her behalf that consumes 75% of my pension.
There are no gyms near our new home. Nearest is 25 minutes drive away; and although I have tried to like it, I don't. Walking in the countryside I find hugely indescribably boring. I like to wander around London, looking around shops, and taking numerous coffee breaks.
Strangely even though there is healthy eating here since we moved all I want to eat is comfort food. I'm getting fat and unfit as well as depressed.
I miss Kensington; I miss London; I miss the hustle and bustle; I miss Londoners and the cosmopolitan nature of London; I miss where I used to go for my breakfasts, I miss bumping into people I know. I am very unhappy.
I had to stop sharing my unhappiness but now I am at a point where I do not much feel like carrying on.
If I was not in debt and had all my pension available I would move back to London. As it is I can't afford to until my partner repays me, although this doesn't seem very likely to me to happen soon.
Any suggestions other than taking a pill?
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Cicero1 · 22/01/2024 16:49
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