My wife and children live in different countries. What should I do?translated

Reader question:

Hello! We are from Kyrgyzstan, got married in 2004, then lived in Germany for 19 years, children were born there (daughters 19, sons 16, 13 and 4 years old). In 2023, due to job loss and personal problems, we moved to Russia - I really wanted to, my wife supported me. We lived with relatives, I bought an unfinished house in the Moscow region, completed construction for 10 months, visited the family once a week. The house became livable, but the problems remained: bad road, interruptions in water supply, construction was not completed, low income, children have difficulties with the Russian language. The wife was unhappy, the mother-in-law tried to persuade him to return, and the daughter was bored. I couldn’t stand it and said: “Go.” In October 2024, they left for Germany, I rented an apartment for them and bought a car. We have been living separately for two years now. My wife is a believer, goes to church, and calls me selfish. I want to live in Russia, she doesn’t, she’s waiting for the children to get an education (another 19 years). I’m offended, angry, even telling her not to go to church, because her husband is the head of the family, and she ignores my wishes. The family is falling apart. What to do: go to her or get a divorce? There is no third option (for her to return).

Taras

Priest's answer:

Archpriest Mikhail SAMOKHIN

Press Secretary of Pyatigorsk and Cherkessk...