I’m at a loss as to why she’s so distraught over being an hour away from her family that she thinks the only answer is she has to move country????
Dual income couples (good earners) with steady incomes, diligent savings, family help, etc etc etc still can’t afford to buy in Dublin, people aren’t buying until they’re in their 30s. In a few years she’ll probably meet someone, she might leave self employment, the housing market may change.
Why does she have to buy in this one specific area in Dublin right now? There are plenty of places 45-90 mins from Dublin where she could rent for a few years and build up her savings. She picks her own work hours and has a car so she can go to Dublin as and when she pleases to see her family.
I feel like her saying she has to move country is just spitefulness towards her dad for not letting her stay but it’s so dramatic. She’d rather give up her whole support system and take her baby away from a parent, grandparents etc etc than rent in Athlone, Mullingar, Kinnegad, Maynooth, Newbridge, Athy, for a couple of years?