I moved from the US to the UK 10 years ago. I've built a great life, but it's come with surprising challenges.

"Important life events - from marriages and the birth of children to promotions and moves - became hard for everyone to keep track of amid the distance, despite how much we still care about each other. Keeping up with family has been difficult, too. There's an eight-hour time difference between the UK and California (where my parents and sister are based), so our calls have to be scheduled in advance."

"Ten years ago, I was on vacation in London when I matched with an Englishwoman on Tinder. After three dates, we were married, and six months later, I packed my bags and moved to England. We now live in Edinburgh with our two children, and although I've built an incredible life here, it hasn't all been smooth sailing. Here's everything I wish I'd known before I moved across the pond."

Ten years ago I married an Englishwoman and moved from the United States to the United Kingdom. I live in Edinburgh with my wife and two children and have built an incredible life, but I faced unexpected challenges. Social media did not prevent distance from making it hard to keep up with friends' life events. An eight-hour time difference with family in California requires scheduled calls, with Sunday evenings the only reliable time. Long flights make visits impractical, and my mother has not met my youngest son. Closing US financial ties complicated a tax refund because I lacked a US mailing address and bank account.

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