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MaamJay -> RE: Doms who are 'Willing to Relocate' (11/27/2007 10:27:58 PM)
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Master firstly relocated to me ... 5000km (3000 miles for you non-metric folk) diagonally across Australia ... breaking one of His own "rules" in the process. Why? Because after W/we had visited each other, He knew i was in a far better location (house, property, city) than He was. And while He loves His family, He was aware that in a relatively small country town He could hardly fart without someone knowing about it, so He was glad to move out of the apron strings for a while! W/we made sure that He could fly home at least once a year if not twice, and with phone and email, it's easy to stay in touch. He made sure He kept up with friends as well. However, over the first 3 years together, circumstances changed, a housing boom hit Perth where W/we were, making it impossible to afford a house there once the one W/we were in was sold and the proceeds split between me and my ex. On trips, i'd really enjoyed His home state, and houses were far cheaper there (like a quarter to a third the price!), so W/we made the decision to move back to His home state. W/we avoided His home town ... for the same reasons as He left and also because the topography of the place gives it a horrible climate! W/we are about 3 hours drive south in one of the most temperate climates IN THE WORLD! So W/we can readily see His family, and drove up a few weekends ago to attend one of His friend's 40th Birthday party. W/we are only 4 hours drive from a capital city ... and near a very friendly country town ... HEAVEN! *waves to angelslave and looks forward to when her Sir relocates here too!* Am I missing Perth? The city itself? NOT AT ALL! I love living where there are no traffic jams, locking your door is still optional, you can leave stuff all over your patio and know it will stay there, where people get to know you in shops and businesses and greet you like an old friend in no time, and where there is so little graffitti on walls etc that you notice it with amazement when you see any! Some people, yes ... after all, I'd lived there for 40 years after leaving UK when I was 11. But the pioneering spirit is part of My family ... when we left UK all those years ago, My brother was already married and settled and chose to stay. Yes that was hard, especially when he had children, but Mum and Dad accepted that he was a man, they had brought him up to be independent and so they were proud of the fact that he made his own choices. I miss Mum too, and worry as she is frail (and stubborn!), but I phone weekly and liaise with her care providers. I miss some friends, but you soon find out who the real ones are who make the effort to reciprocate your contacts and stay in touch. I will be there for a week in December and will catch up with many of them. My Mum has said many a time (too many times LOL!) ... "I don't care where in the world you live, I just want you to be happy ... and you are so obviously much happier now than you were before. I'm just glad to have my old daughter back!" There are many many reasons why people relocate! Don't be judgemental, take each case on face value. And think a bit more carefully about whether "valuing your family" can only be demonstrated by remaining tied to them ... or whether it may also be shown by the ability to embrace the principles of independence, courage and responsibility your parents instilled. However, given that Master and I are now in such a beautiful location ... it would take A LOT for Us to relocate for a sub of Mine! More likely that a sub would fall in love with this place as well as with Us! Maam Jay aka violet[A]
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