Hello everyone,

I have already posted a handful of posts on existing threads on here, and so far I have found this website extremely helpful.

So I thought it would only be polite and good manners to introduce myself.
As you can see my name is Paul, I am 37 years old, single and applied for emmigration to Canada 3 years ago now, my case is now nearing completion. (AOR Aug 05) - med requests ive been told are on their way to me! After waiting for 3 years - I often wonder if Im doing the right thing at my age now (as Im still hoping meet someone and have a family one day!) but Ive planned it for so long now, I look at it from the point of view that if I dont do it - I know I will certainly regret it the rest of my life - and look at it what could have been. So here I go!!

I am planning to live with my friend when I first move over to Canada, who emigrated from the Uk 3years ago now, he lives in Oakville Ontario, but is due to move to Alliston which is further north. Ive been over to visit him a few times now and hes shown me quite an insight into Candian life, and ive even made a few contacts! Im hoping to validate my PR visa in September on a holiday (if I have it by then) then tie things up here and return early next year to start my new life! Yikes!

So I will no doubt be speaking to one or two of you over the coming months.

Cheers

Paul

Welcome and good luck

Hello and welcome!

We have a friend who is 44, had never married but wanted to and wanted to have kids as well. He emigrated to France a couple of years ago and is now married to a French girl who is expecting his first child!

So you never know, there may well be the Canadian girl of your dreams waiting for you!

Best of luck with it all, hope the move goes smoothly.

Hi and welcome to BE

Hope everything all works out, you've done the hard bit!

Good Luck

Hi Paul and Welcome to BE...

Thankyou all for a warm welcome..... its good to talk to like minded people, and hopefully some of you will be able to lend a helping hand in times of not quite knowing what to do! My friends are supportive but obviously dont know what it all entails!

And.... Christmasoompa...what a refreshing thing to hear about your friend that emmigrated to France... that was really nice to read! there is hope for me after all! I think it seems worse when Im heading towards that big 40 and still not settled, and then I decide to up sticks to somewhere totally alien to me, altho from my expereince, I do find Canadians in general very polite friendly and courteous.... funny like most of the people in UK were like 30 -40 years ago!

Again thankyou for your welcome messages of support.

No doubt our threads of info are bound to cross some time in the near future!

Paul

Hello and welcome

Hi Paul welcome to the forum

This could be the beginning of the rest of your life!!!! Don't worry about your age they say 40 is the new 30 (i'm 38 in a few weeks so this is my mantra!!!!!!)

Good luck with everything - you never know the girl of your dreams could be just around the corner

Hello, I'm 38 and know just how you feel about starting over, but you know I do think in the long run Canada will bring a better quality of life.

Good luck with your move, I'm very jealous you are so much ahead of me.

Me too - im probably going to be about 43 by the time I get there how depressing

Hello Cassie, thankyou for your wishes... I must say I do like your quote at the bottom of your messages.....how true! and I have been there a few times!

Hello Bilba,

Yes I have heard 40 is the new 30 Im counting on that!

Thankyou for your good luck wishes and importantly your positive outlook to my move (I know your making the move too of course, so your not going to be negative! - but you wouldnt believe the people that have said to me - are you sure at you age? I thought you wanted to be settled etc... it doesnt help!! especially on occasions I think - what am I doing!? At least I will have a very good friend out there who I know will assist me in anyway he can.

As you say, this is the beginning of the rest of my life! I dont want to just exist I want to live life!!

Hello Heidi...

Well it seems Im not on my own after all...reassuring to know! I seem to be almost getting obessesed with my age recently! - I think its because all my friends are settled and having families - then I decide to start all over again somewhere alien to what ive always known!! apart from a few visits there. As I said to Bilba in a previous post you wouldnt believe some of the negative feed back ive had, and even from people that live there! - (the moving back to the UK part on this site) everyone is different tho and have differnt needs.

I totally agree with what you say...im moving to Canada for the big picture, the long run, quality of life is far better there...and ive said it many times but I will say it again - its possible for an average person to LIVE life not just exist, which is all I feel like im doing in this country...paticualry over the past 6-9months. everything is so expensive.

Anyway ive gone into ramble mode....I wish you good luck....its a bit of a wait you have in front of you, but it will all be worth it, remember 40 is the new 30 and all that....!!

Paul

Thanks Nikki,
yes the hard bit seems to be out of the way....Ive had my med requests, so have just got to book that. Hopefully I will have my PR before the end of summer!

Its OK, I'm obsessed with my age too. I am in a different position to you because I have three young kids (well my eldest is nearly 11) and the thought of them roaming the streets of Manchester at night in a few years time scares the living daylights out of me, it just isn't safe anymore. Which is why I try not to think about the move in negative terms and think of them, hopefully they will be able to get on the property ladder in time where if we were still here god knows what they would be able to afford at these rates!

Several of our friends and family are being quite negative over the move but I am learning to put their remarks behind me and look to the future. I think their attitude says more about them than us anyway!

Keep looking at the bigger picture!