We bought a house, it was old but it was ours! A place to come 'home' to...to be together, away from anyone and everyone. It was a place where we could be us, just us, no judgement. We slowly updated the house - new bathroom, new kitchen, new tiled floors, new carpet in the bedrooms, new paint on the walls. Heck, you could now say that everything inside our home is now new.
And now, now that our home is nice, my husband wants to sell. Sell the house, use the capital to invest and rent somewhere.
He doesn't share the emotional connection that I do with the house. He doesn't think about the fact that this is the first home that we owned together. He doesn't think about that this is the home that we spent the first night as man and wife together in. He doesn't think about the fact that this is the home that we bought our newborn home to.
To him, this isn't a home - it's a house. A house that needs a little maintenance. A house that takes up his weekend time (because he hates to mow the lawn). This is a house that he can sell.
But what about the memories that I have made, and the memories that I thought I would make;our first Christmas with Mr Moo, birthdays, more babies?
I grew up in the one spot. My parent's still live in my childhood home. I don't really understand this moving to make money gig.
I can't seem to separate my emotional side from this process.
A house is an emotional purchase for me, it's my home - full of memories, of laughing with friends over a bottle or two of red, cuddling up on the couch with my husband suffering through a cold winter and floorboards that let a draft in (but later fixing that problem with a new floor), of love - so much love.
How do I let all this go?
I know that the memories will remain and that I'll make similar memories when we do move. But I am really attached to this house - yes, it might have a few faults, but it's my home!
How do you take the emotional side out of buying a house? Do you have tips for me? Do you know how to play this buying and selling game? Any comments greatly appreciated!
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