Moving abroad

SAR53 My husband worked for five years in Oman. You will probably make most of your friends from the expat community. Time can pass rather slowly so you need friends to keep you occupied. Many of us would go home to UK in the summer to get away from the heat so it might be a good idea not to let your house straight away. I had a son still living at home at the time and the lawns needed cutting anyway! The winter weather is wonderful and you can lie in the sea on Christmas Day and forget about ice and snow. Hope you enjoy it.

Thank you all so much for your comments. Its good to hear what others think. Until things are finalised, and there is no guarantee it will go ahead, we are not telling anyone. Therefore I have not had a chance to discuss this very big change with anyone.
We will be going to the Middle East so as most people speak English, language won't be a problem.
Part of me is excited the other part is scared.
We will rent out our home so will have somewhere to come back to in the end. Once again thank you.

My husband was offered the chance of a job in Norway, which he was very keen to take hoping it would see him through to retirement. I gave up work and moved there with him, although we kept our house in UK but could only get 'home' twice a year. I am a very sociable person but found it so difficult to meet people, not speaking Norwegian I couldn't work and although I did go to language lessons I struggled(not the easiest of languages to learn). I was very isolated and lonely as my husband was out at work 12hrs a day. l missed my daughter, my friends and my old life. I stuck it out for 18months and then travelled back and forth for another year until my husband decided to come back to UK too. If we hadn't have done it my husband would have always wondered if he'd missed out, so I am glad we went, it was an 'experience ' but I was so happy to be back to pick up my old life.

If you can come back four times a year that's great - you will see your family a lot more than many of us do who live in the same country! I would support hubby and go for it.

Go for it Sar53 we did and have not regretted it. We were 59 and just married. You don't say where you are going but make some effort with the language and the rest will follow. Like most things you have to work at it. If you are going abroad to work then it's time limited anyway so look on it as an adventure.
Good luck

Posted too soon .We had 1 gd and another on the way. We now have 4 gd and 2 GS between us (and 2 step GC). We can't afford to go back to England now unless house prices pick up here . I would say go and make the most of it. If it is in Europe flights can still be cheap. I'm going in 6 weeks and it's only 60 euro return! We miss the children but they come here and we visit them and have days not hours with them !!?

I was 60 and DH was 61 when we got married and moved to Italy ( where he was born) At the time we had 1 be

I would go , not just for the money , but for the experience , and if OH enjoys his work things will be happier

We moved abroad when my dh was 61 and I was 51. We still had a 9yo at that point and three adult DC but no GC. We were in a Third World country so it was challenging but looking back, it was a wonderful experience and it has sweetened retirement for us.

Provided you have good health cover, I'd jump at the chance, it's not like you're emigrating or anything so permanent.