For quite some time (pre-COVID) I have felt isolated from family and friends. We live 4hrs away from any kind of family. We also have two kids under the age of 2. Life is really hard. I’ve had a lot of anxiety and depression, including treatment for it. I haven’t been in the best of place in recent years. I want to move back to the area where my family are from for support. This feeling of isolation is one of the main causes of my unhappiness. My in laws aren’t supportive, so moving closer to them (a 3 hour journey) for support isn’t really an option.

The problem is, my husband won’t do that. He wants to stay where we are because of work. There is no work in what he specialises in anywhere near where my family live. After years of being unhappy and feeling isolated, I feel like staying here might break out marriage eventually. I’ve told my husband, by the end of next year if we are still here and he won’t compromise then I’m leaving.

I’ve got no one to talk to about this, I just can’t continue to live and feel so unhappy and isolated all the time.