Thanks for all the advice guys. The matter has kind of taken care of itself in that I've just been offered an upgrade in my current airline to move onto a 16 tonne turboprop, with that in mind and taking the current market conditions on both side of the Atlantic into consideration both my fiancee and myself have decided that Europe is where we need to be for the timebeing. She has more opportunities over here than I would have in the States.
Thanks once again for sharing your experiences.