Thepersianbabe #1

[Ejo27]

I honestly don’t get the mystery around her move. She’s already sold her place and if she’s moved overseas, no one is going to come and stalk her. I think she only has a few handful followers left who are mostly UK based. It’s a bit bizarre all she’s doing is giving crumbs by showing half built furniture in her stories.

I think she loves attention. She’s always been like this, going back to early YT days. Every time she started dating someone new she would soft launch them for aaaaaaagees being all cryptic. If you really want to keep your private life private, stop posting about it online

 

[xoxogossip_girl]

Moved to Lisbon. I don’t know why but I just hated the tone of the video.. so you sold your apartment, not *ours you bought it babe, to fund a move to Lisbon while you pop back and forth?

 

[Ejo27]

I found the wording of “my partner decided to move to Lisbon” a bit jarring. Surely it’s a mutual decision they make together as a couple getting married?

 

[Hasanah123]

So she sold HER flat because HE wanted to move to Portugal - doesn't say why he wanted to move, and its HER who will be going back and forth between London and Portugal? Strange
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A lot of people in her YT comments are shocked that he wanted to move, she followed, sold her flat to rent in a different country, at least they are being honest!

 

[ImaLeoooo]

the whole situation is so odd? I don't understand why she moved, why not let him move, (since it seems it was predominantly his desire to) and you keep your house and have a place to land if things go tits up out there. I'm so confused. I wouldn't sell my flat to live part time in another country but that's just me.. seems like we're only getting 1/3 of the story. I understand it's her private life but don't tell 1/3 of the story it's just baffling. I feel like we're missing so much of the important stuff that lead her to follow a man (albeit her future husband) to another country when she was so established in London.

ETA - does anyone know where her man is from? (where he was born) I mean, could it be a visa issue in the UK and so they've moved to Europe? I can't make sense of it any other way. I can't see her being happy living in a different country to her mum I won't lie.

 

[ktcassius]

could she have sold the flat before getting married as financial protection so eg if she sells it during marriage and things quickly go tits up, it becomes like marital asset? but if she sold it before marriage, her money is hers? idk if that's actually true though but the only kind of mental gymnastics i can do for this to make sense..... or she's completely enamoured by him and in rose tinted glasses

 

[Hasanah123]

Shes made it clear its HIS move, like helping him set up his place, making sure he is settled in, its him thats moved not her and sounds like she'll be visiting him, the way she kept sayinf he has moved and his move and I'l be here but also in London

He is Iranian, but lived in Germany according to his LinkedIn

 

[szn-123]

Shes made it clear its HIS move, like helping him set up his place, making sure he is settled in, its him thats moved not her and sounds like she'll be visiting him, the way she kept sayinf he has moved and his move and I'l be here but also in London

He is Iranian, but lived in Germany according to his LinkedIn

would it not make sense to rent her flat out, even on a long term basis so she still had the asset. At least till she wants to buy another. I haven’t watched the vlog yet so I’m just going off what’s been said here.
i have moved oversees into rented accommodation and have put my uk house on rent and it’s worked out fine so far as I’m still getting my mortgage paid without losing the asset

 

[Ejo27]

“My partner’s place” “my heart is in London” “I never thought I’d have to rent”
You’re not convincing me Barb.

 

[ktcassius]

just finished watching the rest of her video, I really like Barbara... I've been watching her for years. I hope she's ok
she's wearing another ring with her engagement ring in the video, I thought she got married and there's a year old video checking venues, but on her instagram she's got wedding dress try-ons.
she said what's the point buying a house together in London to then sell it 3-4-5 years later on. why such a short term projection? unless they're focusing on building their careers now and then buy a family home in a few years time somewhere in the countryside..? then why sell her flat? isnt it 2 bedroom. unless the new-built has a short initial lease (105 or 99yrs or smth silly) and it's a money pit from now on if she keeps it.
is her fiance that sort of guy who won't live in the woman's property? so has to be together/his own/his family's? happens for some people/traditions.
she seems such a smart girl, I hope she won't fritter away all she's worked so hard for.
ah, she says wedding is in September.... when i heard her say 'slow it down, going with the flow' my doomsday thinking was the guy is just letting her down gently with 'his' move and she can do whatever.. good there's concrete plans

 

[szn-123]

“My partner’s place” “my heart is in London” “I never thought I’d have to rent”
You’re not convincing me Barb.

Just watched the vlog and my heart goes out to her. If they do end up getting married I can’t see it lasting as they want different things. It came across like he made the decision and if she didn’t go along with it they would break up.
They clearly want different things, if her hearts in London then when it comes to it where will they raise their family if they do want one? I know we have only seen bits of the flat but it didn’t look alll that great esp compared to her last one. I maybe reading inbetween the lines too much I just feel awful for her situation right now

 

[d0llhouse]

I think it was obvious that moving abroad was not primarily Barbara’s decision. Who was she fooling? Her ‘natural progression’ was to buy a family home in NW London, and she hates being in a long-distance relationship. The only surprise is she didn’t try to frame it as more of a joint decision.

Still hope it’s a positive change for her mental health.

 

[Blueblue123]

What strange timing for him to relocate... they're literally planning a wedding. Unless it's for a work opportunity, I can't understand that.

 

[Hasanah123]

He visited and he liked the place and wanted to move


Hope they last because rightnow all shes telling us that its his world and shes just living in it

Wonder if this is why shes battling with her mental health

 

[TheGlossy]

I honestly find it super odd for a man who just got engaged to decide to move across the contient ‘on his own’. I don’t see how yet marriage is going to work if they can’t even agree on where to live.

She confirmed in her comments that Fi is still operating at the moment, so she’s still committed to London.

Also, I’m wondering if it’s a case where her partner couldn’t afford to buy in London and decided to move. He lived in her apartment for some time and maybe wanted his independence but it’s still odd. Portugal in itself is also an odd choice as it financially doesn’t make sense for them to move there because the wages are so low.

It seem to me they’re not on the same wavelength and she’s pretending to be enthusiastic about this

 

[Ciemme25]

I honestly find it super odd for a man who just got engaged to decide to move across the contient ‘on his own’. I don’t see how yet marriage is going to work if they can’t even agree on where to live.

She confirmed in her comments that Fi is still operating at the moment, so she’s still committed to London.

Also, I’m wondering if it’s a case where her partner couldn’t afford to buy in London and decided to move. He lived in her apartment for some time and maybe wanted his independence but it’s still odd. Portugal in itself is also an odd choice as it financially doesn’t make sense for them to move there because the wages are so low.

It seem to me they’re not on the same wavelength and she’s pretending to be enthusiastic about this

Same. It is such a weird timing and the move doesn't seem to be because of a job opportunity, she says "he liked the place and saw himself living in it". I feel like he wanted to move to Lisbon and didn't care about what she thought/feel. Maybe he wanted to do something for himself before getting married? I mean, even so it'd be so weird.
I feel like getting married is when you end long distance not when you start it for no reason at all. And it's not like a short distance within the UK, it's a 3hrs flight type of deal. It is such a weird situation.
I feel like she wants to be engaged and get married so much that she's now accepting whatever.

 

[Hasanah123]

Also her casually saying we like areas like Mill Hill and Queens Park for a house when houses in these areas are £1m+ !!

 

[eenyweeny]

Also her casually saying we like areas like Mill Hill and Queens Park for a house when houses in these areas are £1m+ !!

Yeh we ALL like areas like Mill Hill, but we face reality and buy wherever we can afford. Wouldn’t catch me selling up my flat to follow my fiancé on his pointless move to Lisbon….I assume it’s pointless as he doesn’t seem to be there for work. Hardly anyone in my family owns their property so I’ll never let myself come out of home ownership now that I’ve achieved it. He could’ve moved to get this out of his system and had her visit for extended weekends - she’s got her own business, she can tailor her work around her personal life. So much money being spent on all this new furniture for a big flat for a temporary arrangement. I think she made a mistake following him there and hope she’s been smart about investing her equity until she can buy a property again.

 

[Ciemme25]

Her wording is also so weird. Why not to say "we moved to Lisbon and I'll be going back to London from time to time for my business"? She wants to make it clear that he's the one moving...

 

[JasmineFairy]

Everything about this move is so strange. I respect her for not following the "predetermined" path, but it doesn't seem like she wanted to move to Lisbon at all? I feel like if she wanted to experience living in a different country, she would have chosen Italy.
I have moved country and I had been dreaming about it for YEARS AND YEARS. Even so, it was quite difficult, but my comforting thought was "I'm living my dream." I also spoke the language, which makes ALL the difference. I can't imagine going through the stress of moving country and being away from everything you know without the certainty that it was what you always wanted.
And she was so settled in London! Her own flat, her business. I'm honestly shocked.