My husband suggested we move from our five bed, three storey Georgian house about four years ago (he is ten years older than me and though neither of us had mobility problems he was thinking of the future). We had many friends and belonged to lots of groups and loved having family and friends to stay so my attitude was 'the only way I am leaving is in a wooden overcoat', I even wanted to be buried in my garden when I died. However a couple of years later I came round to thinking that a smaller more modern house might be a good idea and, after a discussion with our son and DIL started to look for places within half an hour of them. We eventually found somewhere which fulfilled all out requirements in North Wales and were able to buy a lovely house, about thirty years old which still has four bedrooms, though they are smaller, with lots of storage, so we didn't have to get rid of everything, has a lovely big conservatory which we live in for most of the year, a smaller garden, is much cheaper to run, fuel bills are less than half they were, was much cheaper so we now have the money to do more, is in a lively small town with a shop, post office, pharmacy, hair dressers, cafe, two pubs, vets and has lots going on. We have soon settled in and, after a year, don't regret our move at all. The house is also such that we could make adaptations and live downstairs should we need to. Yes, it took me a while to come round to it, especially as I've not lived in a more modern house since I was a child but it just takes a bit of time to get used to the idea, for men and women. Maybe finding a few examples and introducing the idea of how much easier life could be and how much money could be saved would help.