Most people move abroad for a new and better life, and while for you it is an exciting adventure, for your family and friends it is most likely to come as an upsetting shock. They’re most likely going to be happy for you, but at the same time, they’re scared of loosing you and worried when they’ll see you again. You’re also bound to receive many different reactions from your friends and relatives and you need to prepare yourself for those reactions. Of course, there will be some who will be supportive, some who many feel slightly jealous and others who will criticize your plans – don’t let the negative ones get you down, they will come around eventually. Here are some inportant aspects for you to consider when telling your relatives you're moving.
Be sure of yourself
When you come to letting the news to your family about you moving, you need to make sure you’re well prepared and feeling confident. This will not only make you feel more certain of yourself, it will also show your family how organized everything is and this will, therefore, allow your family to feel more secure and less doubtful about your move. If they sense you’re self-doubting, they will begin to worry and feel less supportive of your move.
You need their encouragement
The support from family and friends can help tremendously with the moving process. Of course, you’re bound to feel homesick at one point or another, and so knowing that you were on good terms with them, provides you with the comfort of calling them for a consoling chat. There will be good times and bad times, so it’s good to know that you’ve always got someone to keep in contact with from back home.
Don’t offend them
While you may have always wanted to move abroad, don’t let your dreams put a downer on others. Sometimes, people moving to a different country, tend to dislike their home country and do everything that can to let their friends and family know that. Don’t be one of those people; it’s not fair on them. Just because you don’t favor your country much, it doesn’t mean everybody else feels the same way. If you begin to criticize your family and friends home, they may start to feel slight resentment towards you for your bitterness towards their country.
Assure them you’ll stay in touch
With the numerous methods of contact, it’s impossible to find difficulty in staying in touch with family and friends. Phones, mobiles, Skype and social networking sites make staying in contact very easy. Assure your friends and relative that you will get in contact with them regularly, and stick with that promise.
