I am starting to feel really bad for his daughter. And I am starting to feel more angry at your H.
I think he proved he really is out of his mind. Wanting to move to the city would make him happy?!?!?!? WTF? Noisy, crowded, (often) filthy, dangerous. Ugh!
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.