Who's thinking about moving back to the US?

OK, so I already know there are a lot of people on here who don't want to leave the UK. But I'm just curious to know who on here is thinking about possibly moving back to the US after a few years? Even just considering it?

Also, does your partner (if you have one) influence how you feel about either country and your decision about where you're going to end up?

I've made the move back to the states, and Paul is to arrive in April to join me here.  The move was made because I feel the need to be near my ailing folks, and, of course, a great job opprutunity for me.

If my folks were healthy, I'd be in Scotland still.  When my folks have moved from this world, I would like to go back to Scotland.

Of course, Paul may find that he loves America so much that we stay on even longer than thought.  We will just have to play it all by ear.

As I just moved over here for work this past summer, I have no idea what life has in store for me.  I've moved somewhere new every 2-4 years so far so if I settled here for a while it'd be a new thing.  I have met a great guy who may be a permanent fixture but it's still early days, so who knows.  All I do know is that I am happy here, enjoying my life in London and have no plans to move any time soon (as my contract was renewed for another year!).

Our master plan has always been to live in the USA....to raise our family there.

So yeah, we're moving back in a few years.  (i've been saying 2 years from today for the past 6 months).

I love england a TON......but home will always be home.  My friends and family mean a ton to me, and having a family without them around wouldn't make me happy.

my DH gave up england the moment he met me.....he was ready to move up and out of england, and now we're just paying bills and saving ££ to put a $$ downpayment on a home in the states. 

so we're enjoying life here for a bit....then moving home to start 'real life' with family, house, jobs etc.  we see this part of our lives as the greedy fun part.  without too many responsibilities!

Not a chance we'll move to the USA. We are all happy here and cant see a reason to move back there. This is our home... where we belong. Dont even miss the USA to be honest.

Not a chance we'll move to the USA. We are all happy here and cant see a reason to move back there. This is our home... where we belong. Dont even miss the USA to be honest.

What she said. 

Not a chance we'll move to the USA. We are all happy here and cant see a reason to move back there. This is our home... where we belong. Dont even miss the USA to be honest.

Amen to that!

I am content with staying here but my husband wants to have the adventure of living in the US for a few years.  I am sure we will end up back here again.

I want to move back to the US, but we have been unable to as of yet as there is no way to legally get my mother-in-law (who is disabled) to move with us until my wife becomes a US citizen. 

There are many things I do love about this country (pubs, lots of places to roam, beautiful countryside, friends we have made) but at this point I think it would be better for my family if we moved to the states.  The main three reasons are:

1) My large extended family is all in the US and my wife has no family other than her mom here in the UK.  It will be tough raising a child without the family support I would surely get in the states.

2) My company in the states would pay me more than I am making here.  Combine that with the cost of living issues and I feel I could support my family much better if we lived in the US.

3)  Maybe this is just a Midlands thing, but I don't like what I see regarding children in this country.  The UK laws seem to overprotect kids; my wife was verbally harassed and physically threatened by a bunch of yobs for months on end where she used to live and the Police did nothing.  Yet, if I were to lay a finger on them, they would lock me up for sure.  I don't want my daughter growing up in an environment where large groups of kids roam around the streets at night looking for things to destroy.  Maybe I'm biased, and maybe there are nicer places in the UK where this doesn't happen.  But I can only go from our experiences.


But for now, we will focus on the good things, and the joy that our new daughter brings us.  Que sera sera.......

DH would LOVE to move to the US, but that's based on living in my parents' great big house a block from the beach and not having to work. I'm pretty sure that the reality would not be anywhere near as appealing, and I have absolutely no interest in going back myself. We've talked about Canada or Italy or New Zealand some day, though. But I see this as home now.

We have just moved back to the US because of my husband's job. We have a much better quality of life with this job as he is home more often and is able to be a more active father. If we had been able to get this kind of job in England we'd have stayed there.

I do see myself going back sooner rather than later even though there is better beer here.  

bvamin

I always joke I could be packed  by tonight..  but the reality is..  we will be here  for  a while..  My dh goes back and  forth  but  I think  he  feels  safer here obviously.. maybe doesn't wnat to be  the  dependent one in the states..  not sure..    I dread the thought of having children here  without my family.. but that isn't  for us right now  anyway.. 

Still early days for me as well, but ideally I'd love to be able to go between homes in Laguna and London eventually.

My British hubby was the one who wanted to move to the states. He was ready for someplace warm and the timing is right to do it now (weak dollar and still strong housing market). I always knew we'd do it someday (retirement), just didn't realize it would be this soon. I, for one, was quite content here......but whatever it takes, we'll do it. For now, that means an exit of 1 September!

(and not a moment too soon...only daughter will be giving birth in October and her husband will be re-deployed to Iraq by then )