Should I move into a retirement property to be closer to DS and DiL

Oh yes, I’ve just seen the other thread

Hello again NanaElla. There is a useful list just below where you post your message, which shows you how to embolden. (You type an asterisk at each end of the word.)
I’m sure Stratford would be a lovely area to move to. What is encouraging is that the family have actually asked you to be near them. I haven’t checked out the link as I am not planning to move, but as you know the area, it appeals, and there is an offer going on, then I think a change all sounds very positive. It doesn’t sound as though it will be hard to leave your current area, despite having always lived there. Maybe it’s time for a change?

Hi NanaElla! You seem very positive about the move, so I would just go for it. By the way, how lovely to read a post from someone who gets on with their Daughter in law!

Hi Izabella, as I said I didn't know which section of the forum was best to post in. I am ultimately deciding based on the decision to live either near my family with more support or stay in Bath, but the offer obviously makes it a more time sensitive issue, hence I was seeking advice now. Hope that makes sense? Is there a way for me to delete the other thread if this one is better? Sorry I'm new to the forum! Also am I replying properly how do I do the thing where your name is in bold?

So why start another thread but with £20,000 off in the other?

Thanks Bellanonna for getting back to me so quickly. I really appreciate the help and a chance to talk it through as I don’t have too many friends in my local area anymore. My DiL lives in Stratford Upon Avon so I am looking at Great Alne Park which is in Warwickshire. I like the facilities there and it seems quite sociable. I like the area where my DiL lives too, we can go to the theatre together, but I don’t want to feel like I’m imposing on her and my DS. And although it sounds silly as I don’t have too many friends in my hometown Bath, I have lived in my house all my life, and I know the area, shops etc well, so it would be a big decision to leave.

Hello nana Ella. If this is not just a plug for those retirement properties (can’t help the cynic in me) then moving near your DiL, especially as she has asked you to, sounds like a lovely idea. You say the apartments appeal to you, so I’m sure you will be able to make up your own mind about moving. What will you be leaving behind? Do you like the area where she lives? Do get back to us and tell us more, and of course welcome to Gransnet.