Has anyone ever felt like they’re obligated to move back to their hometown?

For context, I’ve lived in Northampton since birth until I moved away to a city for my degree, then decided to stay there The only problem is, I’m away from my entire family. They all see each other or pop in frequently to each others houses and they all say how much they miss me and wish I was home more often, and I do miss them. I live with my boyfriend and I work remote and have one friend in the city I live in as everyone else moved onto other cities because of jobs, so apart from my boyfriend and one other friend I don’t have a lot of reason to stay other than the fact I like the city and I prefer living here The problem with moving back is, I had a horrible childhood with people outside of my family, I was bullied a lot and I have a lot of resentment towards the people in my hometown and I don’t have any friends there (they all moved out of Northampton too). If my bf and I were to settle down and have kids, then the likelihood is that my kids would grow up with theirs and I really would just dread it Plus, I’ve got to be honest, there’s bugger all to do in Northampton that I haven’t already done a million times, and it’s become a dive. If my family didn’t live there I would never move or go back. My boyfriend has said he’s happy to move there, but I am absolutely against the idea because I spent 20 years of my life there and I would feel like I haven’t achieved anything by moving back. My mum gets upset frequently that I don’t live in the same town as her because she misses me, and she desperately wants me to buy a house there and move back, which I understand. But the jobs prospects there in my industry are basically non existent without a remote role, and even they’re hard to come by. I’ve always wanted to live abroad, but my bf isn’t fussed about moving abroad and I feel like it’s such a selfish decision and I would probably feel isolated, not to mention I’m fortunate enough to still have my grandparents alive and well, even at the age of 30, and I don’t know how much longer I have with them. But I do feel like it’s a trap, I feel like once I move back, I’m trapped there and I won’t feel motivated or have the means to leave and regret it in the future, which is exactly the opposite of what I want. I need an unbiased opinion, because if I ask someone close to me I know what they’ll say. What does everyone else think?