Stay living close to Ex or move back home?

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I am in the process of separating from my partner. He has been emotionally abusive to me and made the last few years very difficult, but, in part thanks to MN, I have seen the light and ended the relationship.

I now need to decide what to do next. We currently live 50 miles away from my family and my old friends. I left home almost 15 years ago but I still know a few people there and socialise with them when I visit my folks.
If I was to consider moving back there I would have the full support of my family and friends.
However, I have a job in the city we live in now and my DS, aged 6, is settled in school. As well as that my MIL and SIL and my DS's cousins live very close to us now.
I am so torn between moving back home to where I know I will be happy and comfortable and staying here so ExP can see DS regularly and DS can see his cousins and stay at a school where he is doing so well.
So, I guess my question is, what would you do?

I think you should move. 50 miles is nothing.

are unhappy and alone in the city ?
your happiness is important for your DS as well, even more so than school (at his age the transition will be smooth) or cousins he can still see regularly.
your ex can surely drive an hour if he wants to see him.

Go to where you feel safest and most supported, 50 miles isn't much to expect a non res parent to travel to visit their child

what adara said.

Thanks for the replies, although they weren't what I was expecting.
I feel like I should be putting my DS first. I worry so much about unsettling him further by moving away from the only place he's ever lived.
I'm not lonely here, I have a few friends and a job. Although I do think my support network would be better in my home town. But it feels like a selfish choice.

A child won't be happy somewhere if their main carer isn't happy. Where are the people who are most likely to support you, look after little one if you're ill or such? It's important things like that you need to make the decision based on. Yes it's sometimes hard for a child to move to a new school / make new friends, but none if that outweighs an unhappy Mum! You're not being selfish, you are making the most sensible adult choice you need to x