I have also lived in a few different countries and periodically got the feeling “oh maybe I should just move back home, I miss the culture/friends/family”
Until I actually did it and moved back home.
I lasted about 6 months, then moved abroad again.
Family and friends make a bit extra effort when you are there on holiday as there’s just for a short time; when I moved back home after the first few weeks everyone went back to their normal life, including me with work and suddenly I started feeling again like I was out of place and noticing all the small things that made me not want to live there in the first place.
I still miss home and randomly have the urge to go back but it mainly happens in moments when something else is going on in my life that annoys me, as soon as that is sorted I realize I am actually good where I am and a holiday home is enough of a fix.
OP, it might not be the case for you but weigh the pros and cons of moving back. It sounds like you have a family and a life in France, moving will not be easy even if it is the right thing for you to do. Best of luck!!
I have also lived in a few different countries and periodically got the feeling “oh maybe I should just move back home, I miss the culture/friends/family”
Until I actually did it and moved back home.
I lasted about 6 months, then moved abroad again.
Family and friends make a bit extra effort when you are there on holiday as there’s just for a short time; when I moved back home after the first few weeks everyone went back to their normal life, including me with work and suddenly I started feeling again like I was out of place and noticing all the small things that made me not want to live there in the first place.
I still miss home and randomly have the urge to go back but it mainly happens in moments when something else is going on in my life that annoys me, as soon as that is sorted I realize I am actually good where I am and a holiday home is enough of a fix.
OP, it might not be the case for you but weigh the pros and cons of moving back. It sounds like you have a family and a life in France, moving will not be easy even if it is the right thing for you to do. Best of luck!!