After a decade in the US, we moved abroad to be closer to my husband's family. I wasn't prepared for my family's response.
Source: Business Insider ·
After years of living in the US, we moved abroad to the UK to be near my husband's family. My family's reaction surprised me, but a PowerPoint helped.
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After some creative communication, I was able to communicate more effectively with my family about my husband and my decision to relocate abroad.Courtesy of Angela KingdonWhen my husband and I announced our move to the UK, I was surprised that my family felt surprised.My British husband had spent years in the US for me, and I'd always wanted to live abroad.I made a presentation explaining our choice to move, which helped us spark honest conversations. In the spring of 2024, my husband, Paul, and I bought a house in England and were preparing to move that summer. We'd been talking about leaving the US since we started dating a decade prior, but now that it was happening, several of my family members seemed shocked. I kept hearing our decision to move was "weird."The idea that my loved ones considered this decision "weird" stressed me out and left me feeling confused. I've wanted to live abroad since I was an exchange student in Australia in 1989. Over the decades that followed, I…
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