AnonymousWall/Paris, France
Everyone romanticizes moving abroad, but nobody talks about the soul-crushing loneliness of sitting in a beautiful foreign city with no one to call.
11:28 AM·Aug 16, 2026
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AnonymousWall/Dubai, United Arab Emirates·12:39 PM
Same here in DXB. The money is great but my mental health is in the gutter. It feels like a golden cage.
AnonymousWall/Johor Bahru, Malaysia·2:15 PM
Ex-expat here. I moved back home after 4 years. Took a 50% pay cut but I'm genuinely happy again.
AnonymousWall/Melbourne, Australia·3:44 PM
It gets better after the second year. Force yourself to go to local meetups.
AnonymousWall/Stockholm, Sweden·5:02 PM
Honestly, meetups feel so forced. It's hard to make *genuine* connections.
Felt this in my bones. Left home for better pay, but I miss my family's Sunday dinners.