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House in the suburbs but no kids?
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Anonymous
| I owned a house in the burbs for 10 years, and was single. It's what I could afford. Tell them to mind their business. |
Anonymous
| Snore. |
Anonymous
| What a bizarre thing to care about. We lived in a close-in suburb before kids because one of us works in the far-out 'burbs and the other downtown. We have friends who live nearby and don't plan on having kids. A childless coworker has a big old house because he collects arcade machines and has a woodworking shop. (And on the flip side, I know plenty of families with kids who live downtown either because that's what works for their commute or because they just plain prefer it there.) |
Anonymous
| i've lived here for 2.5 yrs, and practically NO ONE says "hi" in passing much less introduces themselves. this place is retarded. |
Anonymous
yeah, but that is true in the city or in the burbs. I lived in condo for 3 years and never met one neighbor. |
Anonymous
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In college I dated a guy who had a house in the suburbs. No wife, no kids, a dog that had passed away
But he liked it |
Anonymous
| just chalk it up to judgmental dc ppl |
Anonymous
| OP, where do you live? |
Anonymous
No need to break out the inappropriate, insensitive slurs, please. |
Anonymous
| I was 29 when we moved into our 4 bedroom center hall colonial in the suburbs. We had no kids and did not have any for at least 3 years after we moved in. Who cares what other people think. Tell your husband to sack up. And if he just can't, there was an article in the Post many moons ago about young childless couples who socially commuted into Arlington or DC or where ever for the weekend by getting a hotel room room for the weekend. |
Anonymous
| We bought a four-bedroom house in Vienna in our mid/late 30s and didn't have kids (by choice) until 7 years later. Our friends or neighbors couldn't care less about this choice. People have different preferences - if we were all the same, life would be very boring. |
Anonymous
| Hell, I think it's ridiculous to buy a house in the 'burbs even after you have kids, but I also think co-workers who live in Arlington "townhomes" are pots who can't afford to insult the color of your kettle. |
Anonymous
| Do what you want. I bought a house in the suburbs when I was single! |
Anonymous
'that is pretty dumb. so there are no townhomes in Arlington? |
Anonymous
| Almost everyone I know bought their house in the burbs and then had kids. It's a great way to sort of ease into that part of your life. Granted, most of us didn't buy ridiculous big houses but we bought our small, modest, close in house years before we had kids and it worked out great. I wouldn't want to take on a mortgage, buying new furniture, and daycare costs in one year, but that's just me. I can't deal with all those life changes at once. |