Thanks for all your thoughts guys. It's comforting to know that other students face the same problems and you're not just being a whiner!

Yea, Smilodon, I see your point. I think being a couple makes the experience alot different. It's also being at a different stage in life, where family life and such feels more enjoyable than the casual "hanging" out. I'll be here for another year and plan to go back home more frequently so hopefully it won't be so bad.

Yea, I know what you mean Olivia. I am in my second year so still in the UK. My husband and I were apart for my first year then he moved here for my second year and is planning to go back home to better manage our assets. I think it hasn't helped sort of disconnecting myself from friends here since my husband moved to the UK. I want to pack up and leave with him so badly but I am not one to quit, although I entertain the thought frequently. I've already put so much work into it to just leave now. Still it really sucks.

I live in America and doing my PhD in the UK. Thought I would enjoy it thoroughly as I had lived in the UK before for a year and really loved it. Problem is I am now married and hate living in the UK. I waste alot of time on the internet trying to be "home". I have thought about quitting every single day for the past year, not because I don't think its worth it but because I miss home terribly and have been going through a rollercoaster emotionally and physically. Anyone in the same boat with some good tricks?

Bellaz, I'm nearing the end of my second year and I still have no idea myself. I have had to keep revising my project goals as nothing has worked and I've had a lot of bad luck with equipment failing and losing samples. I wouldn't worry about it. Keep reading though.

I kind of have the same problem. I enjoy doing experiments and will be at school early until late to get them done. However, on those days when I need to read, analyse data or just be productive, I just sit and make an endless string of "things to do" that never get done. I'd like to piggy back on Sheena's post and ask for suggestions...