It’s tough! Especially when children and elderly parents are involved but it would be as well in either of our home countries. We met in my husband’s home country (Italy), briefly moved to the US (mine) and are now in NL with two kids. Mostly it works but I sometimes long for closer proximity to family.

I think we both feel equally part of this society and left out of it, so that works 😅😅 Our kids both fit in because they are bilingual (approaching trilingual) so that’s good.