JamesC

Sorry, have been offline for a few days. Yes, to a degree it is my dream more than my wife's. We've been talking about it more over the last few days and she is now more approving of the idea having both agreed that we wouldn't want to spend our entire retirement on a boat (unless like a number of people on here we change our mind). Like somebody else has posted, it may be that we spend a year or two on the boat and then fall back to a house with mooring. Oh and we can live with the cold winter weather - we currently live in a 400 year old draughty house

That was exactly my response to her.

Hi, I've been having a conversation with my wife about plans for retirement and whether a live aboard narrowboat is an option for us. Now, although we are still a long way off knowing where our two children will end up living, she is concerned that not having a house and instead spending our retirement on the cut would have a negative impact on our relationship with our children (and potential grandchildren). So, I'm interesting to know how live aboard narrowboaters feel their situation either positively or negatively impact their relationship with their children (and other family members)?