s/o moving away from family

Mysterious_wife · August 2011

I am much happier in GA than I ever was in TN. I don't feel like I have to share my family. I don't feel the need to have a perfectly clean house. My stress is more under control than ever. My anxiety is lower. I don't worry about my mom as much. In TN I felt I needed to parent my mom and SD. Now they can sink or swim on their own or my brother can deal with it. I don't have to worry by the random drop in of a family member driving by. I love it being the three of us. I feel like DH and I are more intune to each others needs and wants. We don't have to worry about other people being in our business. My mom is not as controlling or manipulative. She doesn't call as much.

Over this is the bset thing we could have done for us.

hippotree · August 2011

That is awesome - I am so glad it is working out that way!

Excitedtostart · August 2011

I was hoping this would happen! I'm really glad that things are improving!!

akalutts · August 2011

Yes Yes

It took me longer to get there, but I eventually felt exactly the same way about our move. I'm pretty sure I never want to live within 100 miles of family again.

DrBeepersWife · August 2011

Every time I have moved away in the past, I love it at first then miss it. Then I move back, enjoy a year or two and want to leave again! lol

Mysterious_wife · August 2011

DrBeepersWife:
Every time I have moved away in the past, I love it at first then miss it. Then I move back, enjoy a year or two and want to leave again! lol

As of right now I don't think that is going to happen. I am not saying it won't.

I really miss DH's grandma. I really miss my brother. The rest of our family brought me down. They made me their personal assistants and I couldn't say no. (Shocking I know) My mom is horrible about guilting me into stuff.

AKA- I feel the exact same way. 100 miles might be too close.

RachelG83 · August 2011

::sofreakingjealous::

MirandaLea29 · August 2011

Yay! Moving away can be the best thing for everyone! I'm glad it's working out for you Smile

My husband and I moved a week after we got married (both because of job opportunities and to get away from family) and I think it was the best thing for us because, although we'd been dating for five years, we were able to solidify our marriage without external interferences.

Melaneigh1 · August 2011

For the most part, I love the distance between our families and us. It's only about an hour to DH's and an hour and a half to mine, but that's far enough that it's inconvenient to go more than about once a month, but close enough that when we do, it's just for the day.

Sometimes I feel bad because my sister still lives there.

If I could live 1000 miles from DH's family, I would.