Choosing between places

LegacyUser

I am trying to decide where to live at the moment its between my home town and Dublin where I have lived for a while. The thing is when I'm home I see all the good things about Dublin and think I'd be better off there and when I'm in Dublin - its vice versa! Does anyone else have this experience. Is it just a case of the grass is always greener or what...but why don't I want to be where I am in that moment.

I did this - I lived in Dublin for 4 years, then tried moving home to the town I grew up in. It didn't work out. Once I had left my home town I had broken ties with the place, I no longer socialised there, all of my childhood friends had too moved on, really there was nothing left there for me. I struggled through for nearly a year there. On the other hand, every time I came back to Dublin I would find myself so homesick when leaving again. My centre of interest had changed so much, my life was in Dublin now. I moved back and nowadays would almost consider myself a Dub. I just feel so at home here. I understand now that while I have great memories of the town where I grew up and love to visit sometimes, I don't belong there anymore!

I guess you will have to weigh up how much you have in terms of freedom, social life, work opportunities, friendships, etc. in each place.

CDfm

what is the cost difference and what is the commute in terms of time

any other benefits friends or social

do a list

buswankers

Hey OP...

I think i know how you feel...i often feel that way myself, it's really hard 2 explain! I live in Dublin 2too & sometimes i love it but then other times i think 'oh i really wish i was living back at home' & then i can be at home & be thinking how i cant wait to get back up to Dublin!!
There's pro's & con's to both....i find that if i spend a lot of weekends in a row in my hometown im just dying for a weekend in Dublin, whereas if i spend a lot of weekends up here im DYING to get back home for a weekend & thinking i must be missing out on so much & how i wish i lived there!!

Fact is though, in reality, i think i am happiest in Dublin for now, while my parents & a lot of my friends are at home, my job, some of my family & lots of my friends are up here!! I do like to say that i would eventually like to move down home but not for a good few years yet.... I think you have to think about the good things about the place where you are & then appreciate the good things about your hometown when your there?! Although at the end of the day it is all down to personal preference so only you can decide where your happiest!

Sorry that probably wasn't too helpful, but best of luck!!

dan_d

To be honest OP, you're going to feel that way about everything in life, not just the location you live in.

You need to consider it practically - what's nearer to work, what works out cheaper etc,etc. Unfortunately, no matter where you are you will always kind of want to be in the other place every so often!

bohsboy

Work will ultimately dictate where you have to settle. Even if you are a distance from home, some of the regional roads have really improved and it's not that far of a spin from A to B in Ireland anymore.