One of the things that you might notice when you move to Spain is that at first everything is amazing, lovely, good, and you are ever so happy to spend so much quality real time with your family ...
And then a few weeks later you might come to the conclusion that you are fed up of being on each other's pockets.
Because you might still not know many people, you end up doing everything together, which at first is a novelty and you like it, but then you start needing your own space back!
And this is why it is so important to find new things to do: join a club, start practising sports, learn new skills. And do it alone. Let your partner/offspring to find their own hobbies. If you don't know where to start looking, join your local Facebook group, and ask other expats, or go to your local town hall as they normally have loads of activities for people all ages. And if you are registered in the padrón, the majority of them will cost you next nothing or they will be free.
I am Spanish, and I came back from UK nearly 3 years ago. Even being from here we found ourselves feeling lonely as we were missing our friends. We had to start from scratch having to find new ones and our space again. But now we are back on track, and we don't have enough time in the day to work and to enjoy all the activities we have joined!
Just be patient, don't give up if it takes you a little while to find your feet. There is a lot of people on your situation that would love to meet you! In my case, I joined Manilva Netball Club, the drama club and started learning flamenco dance. Thanks to this now I have my own friends' group and I am enjoying my life a lot more.
