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| Hello all,
I am now a single mom who (after finding out her american husband of 16 years was having a long term affair) left my very dishonest husband and switzerland to go back to the US and live. My soon to be ex remained in swtizerland with his lover (who is also married with children). | |
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So you just took the kids and left and your husband didn't say a word? It sounds like you had somewhere to live, so why didn't you just let your husband move out and continue living here? Why did you decide to leave in the first place?
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| I have been back in the US living with our two small children for one year now but am considering moving back to switzerland because (1) financially it is better for me since public schooling is very good and free there and (2) I miss europe and my friends there. | |
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If you receive child support, that money will go a lot further in the US than in Switzerland.
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| Here I have my mom who helps a lot but there I would have no family. | |
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So does this mean that your husband does not want to have anything to do with his children? If that is the case, then I think you should stay where you are. If you are already living in the US for a year I doubt you could return to Switzerland.
Starting over is never easy so choose the place where you will have the least hurdles, such as difficulty finding a job, availability and cost of daycare and where being a single mom is less of a hardship.
A lot of expats who return home don't feel at home. Repatriation is sometimes more difficult than relocating in the first place. It takes time to adjust to what was once familiar. I am sure you'll get there.