Desperate to live abroad but my family think its just a dream?
Sounds like you need a “sea change.” What’s the possibility of going back packing around for a while? That way you don’t actually commit yourself to a major decision and you give yourself time and space to think and if you’ve gone on your own, you don’t have to be who others expect you to be, and can “find yourself.” You could back pack overseas or just wander around the UK. Main criteria is make it for say, at least 2 months if you can and do it alone. “Finding yourself” is a cliche that gets tossed around and some people don’t think it really means anything but my own experience is that I separated and for about 10 months, he hardly bothered with his kids. So I was on my own every night once they were in bed (the oldest was 7) but it proved to be a boon because I had time to just relax and think if I wanted and that gave me chance to discover that I had changed to be what he demanded and lost track of who I was. Moving and making a fresh start can work for people if they aren’t being
