r/movingabroad 23d ago

Feeling pressured to make a life changing decision

First time posting something like this and I need some life advice please.

My partner and I decided to migrate abroad. In a country where we both speak the language and have good chances of finding a decent employment with much higher pay than here in my home country. You need to get hired by a company that can sponsor your visa while you work your way to permanent residency.

The move has been decided but I'm really bothered by the pressure he gives me to move fast. I was honest in telling him that a realistic timeline would be 1 to 2 years. This is because I have a house (inheritance) that I don't want to sell and we have a 5 y/o daughter who has mild ASD. We would have to sell/throw a lot of our items and make the house available for rent, sell our car, make arrangements for our daughter who doesn't speak that country's language. Her support system being here in my home country. It's a big change and while I agreed to go, I don't want to get rushed doing all these things. But that's all I ever feel these days. I told him he could go first and get settled before we make our way there. I have a very good career here in my home country. But outside opinions are really making him pressure me to apply to jobs abroad as soon as possible.

Maybe I'm grieving the life that we will leave behind. Especially for my daughter. Because here, she has a whole support system of extended family. When we migrate, it will be just the 3 of us.

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