It really does all depend on the people involved. I've known some where the new situation was a happy one. When my mother was widowed and had some difficulty living alone, both my sister and I repeatedly urged her to live with one of us. My sister, being more persuasive with her, got her to go with her, but my mom was too stressed there, and very soon insisted on returning to live alone at home. The sap of stubbornness runs freely through my family tree -- except for me. | |