Dear Valued Users,
It's with a heavy heart that we announce the permanent closure of StepTalk.org on August 31st, 2025.
This decision wasn't an easy one. For over twenty years, StepTalk has been a source of support for stepparents around the world! However, over the years, the costs associated with maintaining and upgrading the site to remain secure, meet current standards and maintain availability have become unsustainable.
We are incredibly grateful for your support, contributions and the community you've helped us build. Your engagement has made StepTalk.org a special place and we cherish the memories and connections made here.
We would especially like to thank Aniki for volunteering to be a moderator and for caring so much.
Thank you for being a part of our journey and we wish you all the best.
Sincerely,
Dawn and The StepTalk Team
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Personally I'd never live in
Personally I'd never live in a bad area. Especially not with children. It's my choice. Other people are ok in whatever area. I don't care what it costs, if your salary doesn't allow you to live in a nicer place without DH, then look for a better paid job so you can move out
Why was he fighting? Was it a
Why was he fighting? Was it a big travel distance? Why would he tell you to live in the ghetto? That doesn't even make sense, unless much cheaper price was an indication. Over here quality of schools and overall standards of area, directly correlate with price of rent/property 99% of the time
What is your plan of action
What is your plan of action if DH refuses to move (which seems to be the case here). Are you going to prioritize your children's safety over a man or are you going to be one of those woman that prioritize a man over their children?
Isn't there somewhere
Isn't there somewhere reasonably closer to BM that would be in a better area? Where I am, it's not unusual to have both good and bad areas feeding into the same school system for example.. or be a mile from a less great area and it's not bad.