who moves house?

enthusiasticsaver

I can understand you not wanting to move away if your child is settled in school and you have some family support which is important. Your partner only has the job in the city he lives in now so I guess it depends on how happy he is in his job and whether it is possible to get similar benefits in a job in the city you live in. If he has a house though this does make it more problematic although he could rent it out and move in with you on a temporary basis until you decided if it was to be more permanent. From his point of view though I can see he may not necessarily want to move but his failure to take your sons needs into account could lead to problems in the future anyway even if he does move.

Robin-o'-the-Hood

As someone who who had no family/friends in an area while being a single father, if I had had family close to there is no way I'd up sticks and move an hour away because Someone didn't like an hour's commute. That kind of support is impossible to quantify. I can't see this person providing that sort of support somehow.