What to do when you've picked the wrong suburb

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We looked at commute, schools, kids playing on the block and then livable house in that order and got really lucky. Compromised a lot on the house for the other factors and updated the house years later.

Very happy in AU Park, great block, great neighbors. Love my kids friends and their families. Not everything is perfect but on balance it works well. We (DH and I) are happy and the kids are happy and thriving.

Is this an acknowledgement AU Park is essentially suburban? Otherwise, it's off-topic.

I considered our move from urban (Adams Morgan/DuPont area) to suburban within DC. It is a great walkable community with SFHs and people move here for the same reasons they move to the suburbs when they don't want to leave the city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We looked at commute, schools, kids playing on the block and then livable house in that order and got really lucky. Compromised a lot on the house for the other factors and updated the house years later.

Very happy in AU Park, great block, great neighbors. Love my kids friends and their families. Not everything is perfect but on balance it works well. We (DH and I) are happy and the kids are happy and thriving.

Is this an acknowledgement AU Park is essentially suburban? Otherwise, it's off-topic.

I considered our move from urban (Adams Morgan/DuPont area) to suburban within DC. It is a great walkable community with SFHs and people move here for the same reasons they move to the suburbs when they don't want to leave the city.

Maybe great suburbs within the city line.

[Anonymous]

^ Many great

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I picked the wrong suburb. I live in Arlington. I like my particular neighborhood and am lucky enough to like my neighbors, but I don't like Arlington.

Now I feel like even if/when we move we are limited to NoVa so that we don't totally change everything in my kids' lives. At least if we move to McLean or Falls Church we can still go to some of the same family restaurants, parks, see the same doctors, and most importantly, they (my oldest at least) can still have playdates with her closest friends.

I'm trying to understand the personalities of each of these places but even after living here 3 years I can't quite figure it out... Or is it the case that unlike NYC suburbs the DC suburbs just don't have distinct personalities?

What is it you dislike about Arlington that you think you won't encounter in McLean or Falls Church?

Each are different - more different than you think. None of the issues are tangible, they just are. Different PP here.

That is a wildly amorphous and ultimately meaningless answer. If there is no actual difference you can name, it sure seems to support folks who seem to feel the areas are quite similar and one would be equally happy/unhappy in either.

Just no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find it interesting that the wife of the family who settled in Rye is a "Mrs." and she's only 32. I haven't seen Mrs used for a younger woman in the Times in ages. Wonder what it says about Rye!

The Ms. Miss, Mrs. thing has GOT to go!

or we must start to distinguish between married and unmarried men.

and sorry the Mr, Master is not it as Master is not used...ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find it interesting that the wife of the family who settled in Rye is a "Mrs." and she's only 32. I haven't seen Mrs used for a younger woman in the Times in ages. Wonder what it says about Rye!

The Ms. Miss, Mrs. thing has GOT to go!

or we must start to distinguish between married and unmarried men.

and sorry the Mr, Master is not it as Master is not used...ever.

eyeroll

it's not that big a deal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I picked the wrong suburb. I live in Arlington. I like my particular neighborhood and am lucky enough to like my neighbors, but I don't like Arlington.

Now I feel like even if/when we move we are limited to NoVa so that we don't totally change everything in my kids' lives. At least if we move to McLean or Falls Church we can still go to some of the same family restaurants, parks, see the same doctors, and most importantly, they (my oldest at least) can still have playdates with her closest friends.

I'm trying to understand the personalities of each of these places but even after living here 3 years I can't quite figure it out... Or is it the case that unlike NYC suburbs the DC suburbs just don't have distinct personalities?

What is it you dislike about Arlington that you think you won't encounter in McLean or Falls Church?

Each are different - more different than you think. None of the issues are tangible, they just are. Different PP here.

That is a wildly amorphous and ultimately meaningless answer. If there is no actual difference you can name, it sure seems to support folks who seem to feel the areas are quite similar and one would be equally happy/unhappy in either.

Just no.

+1

The people are a huge consideration for most people; and the people are trenendously different in each, like it or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I picked the wrong suburb. I live in Arlington. I like my particular neighborhood and am lucky enough to like my neighbors, but I don't like Arlington.

Now I feel like even if/when we move we are limited to NoVa so that we don't totally change everything in my kids' lives. At least if we move to McLean or Falls Church we can still go to some of the same family restaurants, parks, see the same doctors, and most importantly, they (my oldest at least) can still have playdates with her closest friends.

I'm trying to understand the personalities of each of these places but even after living here 3 years I can't quite figure it out... Or is it the case that unlike NYC suburbs the DC suburbs just don't have distinct personalities?

What is it you dislike about Arlington that you think you won't encounter in McLean or Falls Church?

Each are different - more different than you think. None of the issues are tangible, they just are. Different PP here.

That is a wildly amorphous and ultimately meaningless answer. If there is no actual difference you can name, it sure seems to support folks who seem to feel the areas are quite similar and one would be equally happy/unhappy in either.

Just no.

+1

The people are a huge consideration for most people; and the people are trenendously different in each, like it or not.

I sense some frustration on your part that no one is taking the bait.

[Anonymous]

What bait? A discussion is now considered "bait"? Why?

[Anonymous]

What suburb is OP talking about?

[Anonymous]

Falls Church City is full of people whose arms are sprained from constantly patting themselves on the back for being so smart.