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Do you feel trapped in the DC area because of good jobs, but really dream of living elsewhere?
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Anonymous
| You could open a lobby shop in Charlotte or elsewhere and potentially make just as much as here, depending on your professional relationships. |
Anonymous
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Every.single.day.
And in the summer, several times a day. There is no way in hell I will stay here one moment longer than necessary when we have stopped working. |
Anonymous
| I used to feel that, every day. Then we moved. SO much happier, though plenty of stress still in our lives - the source has changed, though. In DC, didn't like job, didn't want to raise family there, but the money was good. Here, money is NOT as good, family everything is great. |
Anonymous
| Nope. I've lived in places with a less hectic pace, and was bored to death. |
Anonymous
| Do you get the sense that people in this area work to live, or live to work? I personally prefer to simply work to live....so the DC area isn't for me. |
Anonymous
I wholeheartedly agree with you PP. |
Anonymous
| A lot of people who live for, and define themselves by, work. |
Anonymous
| Nope; we love it here. I've lived here since college and my husband since his early teens. We have friends and families here, good jobs, short commutes (live in NW) and love partaking in all the city has to offer -- museums, Wizards games, restaurants, etc. Plus, I love the fact that DC is home to so many people from different countries. |
Anonymous
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Not one person has said anything about education or the cosmopolitan nature of DC. Noplace else in the US can offer the international diversity of residents or the education your kids get around here.
I do agree that if you're a plumber who doesn't go to the Smithsonian often, DC may not be the place for you. I think the high COL is worth it. Of course, I have a 20 minute commute so that's not a factor for me. |
Anonymous
| We don't feel trapped, and I think we have a pretty good life here, but this year I began to think more about whether DC Metro area is where I want to raise my children. I appreciate the many positives - numerous cultural opportunities, decent public schools, etc. - but wonder if our overall quality of life would be better in a different place, with less traffic, closer to extended family, more accessible to nature/natural beauty. So, while I don't feel trapped, I can understand OP's desire to live elsewhere, especially now that motherhood has altered my perspective on what is important. |
Anonymous
| Personally I don't care for the diversity. |
Anonymous
| Yes, every day. Part of it is that there are things about this area I really don't like (climate, etc.) and part of it is that there are other places I simply like far better. Having said that, DH is in a legal subspecialty (that he wants to stay in) that makes it difficult to move away. If he can get a position in his field it would be in house, they're few and far between, and if it didn't work out, it would mean moving again because there pretty much aren't two jobs like that in the same area. We've just gotten established career-wise so he's only now starting to put himself out there and we'll see if the right temptation comes along. I have to say, sometimes I really hate being in DC and we've postponed certain things (like buying a larger home) because we hope to get the heck out. I sure hope I'm not writing another post like this in a few years. |
Anonymous
| every day...and to the PP the education system is not that great here. worrying about gangs and crime all the time raising kids here stinks. friends of mine in other areas dont have those same worries as we do ...wish we could move. |
Anonymous
| To 14:57 - if you're not into the diversity, then I agree Charlotte or Savannah or Atlanta might suit you better. I love having neighbors from South America, Europe and Asia. |
Anonymous
| I agree - Charlotte would make me very happy. |