Living abroad for 2 years already but want to come back home.
Two years ago I moved abroad with my wife. She was working for a multi-national company for a few years, but said company ceased operations in our country. They offered her to continue working for them but on another country. We decided to give it a go. At first it was kind of exciting, but then I got extremely worried and sad, I didn't want to leave my family behind. I was literally crying at the airport...
The first few months were the "honeymoon phase" and everything was new and exciting for us. Then I got depressed because I couldn't find a job in this new country. About 8 months later I could finally get one. It's a low-paying remote job but it's fine. The thing is, now that the dust has settled, we are both working, have our routine, etc, etc... I hate it here. The weather is absolutely awful and there's nothing to do. Even if you want to go for a walk you're gonna have a bad time because it's always fucking hot and humid and you can't breath. I've tried to be more positive about everything, but I'm thinking more and more often about coming back to our home country. She also doesn't like the weather and stays indoors all the time but she's happy with it.
There are several things on our country that are not OK and we don't like, but living here made me appreciate my home a whole lot more. I have a new-found love for my country... she hasn't. We spent Xmas and New Year with our families twice already but is no cheap trip, so I can't visit whenever I please.
I don't have a career. She, on the other hand, does. And that's THE issue: she's not going to give up her career to come back to our home country and start from scratch. I feel like she'd have to choose between her job/career or me and our old country. It's a delicate situation and we talk from time to time about it, but we didn't reach any conclusion about anything yet. I feel like I have to "keep holding on", but don't know for how long. I feel down most of the time, and long for my family and my country.
We love each other and I don't want this issue to be the end of our relationship. Has anyone here experienced something like this and/or want to give any advice? Thanks.