I’ve moved away from my home country for about a year now.
Whenever I can, I try to stay in touch with family back home via the phone or messaging apps, I’ve never been super attached to my family, but every family has their issues, nevertheless I try my best.
After finally getting my residency in my new country, I was planning on going back home, and I just feel like nobody in my home country cares, I would be writing excited messages about visiting home just to get very cold responses. It feels like everyone has moved on and forgot about me. I know my mom and relatives have never been expressive, but the least you could do is look forward to me visiting. Last week I got covid, although I wasn’t dying or anything, but when I told family members, all they did was reply “take care” and that was it. I know everyone has their own personal problems, but I just can’t help but feel kind of sad that nobody in my home country seems to care about me anymore.
Not saying that you’re not, but think about whether you’re putting in as much effort and showing as much excitement when keeping in touch with family and friends back home as you would like them to show you.
I’ve learned that I haven’t shown people the amount of interest I’d expect them to show in me and it’s been a learning process to begin adjusting that and being the one to put myself out there.
I’d also suggest to really begin putting effort into growing a social circle in your new home country, even if it means stretching your comfort zone.